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André Paul Guillaume Gide ( French: [ɑ̃dʁe pɔl ɡijom ʒid]; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author whose writings spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement, to criticising imperialism between the two ...
André Gide was a French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. Gide was the only child of Paul Gide and his wife, Juliette Rondeaux. His father was of southern Huguenot peasant stock; his mother, a Norman heiress, although Protestant by upbringing,
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- February 19, 1951
- November 22, 1869
- The Immoralist by André Gide, Alan Sheridan (Introduction), David Watson (Translation)
- The Counterfeiters.
- La Symphonie pastorale.
- Strait is the Gate by André Gide, Dorothy Bussy (Translator), Andrew Moore (Editor)
t. e. André Paul Guillaume Gide ( French: [ɑ̃dʁe pɔl ɡijom ʒid]; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen ...
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André Gide, (born Nov. 22, 1869, Paris, France—died Feb. 19, 1951, Paris), French writer. The son of a law professor, Gide began writing at an early age. His early prose poem Fruits of the Earth (1897) reflects his increasing awareness of his homosexuality. The novellas The Immoralist (1902) and Strait Is the Gate (1909) showed his mastery ...
A comprehensive and sympathetic biography of the Nobel Prize-winning French writer, covering his literary achievements, personal life, political views, and cultural influence. Based on extensive research and sources, the book offers a balanced and insightful portrait of Gide's complex and paradoxical personality.
André Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. Known for his fiction as well as autobiographical works, Gide's literary endeavors explored themes of personal freedom, morality, and societal norms. Some of his notable works include 'The Immoralist', 'The Counterfeiters', and 'Strait is the Gate'.
