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The Counterfeiters ( French: Les Faux-monnayeurs) is a 1925 novel by French author André Gide, first published in Nouvelle Revue Française. With many characters and crisscrossing plotlines, its main theme is that of the original and the copy, and what differentiates them – both in the external plot of the counterfeit gold coins and in the ...
- André Gide
- 480 p. (French), 365 p. (English first edition)
- 1925
- 1925
The Counterfeiters, novel by André Gide, published in French in 1926 as Les Faux-Monnayeurs. Constructed with a greater range and scope than his previous short fiction, The Counterfeiters is Gide’s most complex and intricately plotted work. It is a novel within a novel, concerning the relatives and.
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André Gide. 3.84. 9,451 ratings461 reviews. Originally published in 1925, this book became known for the frank sexuality of its contents and its account of middle class French morality. The themes of the book explore the problem of morals, the problem of society and the problems facing writers.
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Oct 10, 2022 · By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 10, 2022. The Counterfeiters was first published in Paris in 1926, although its French author, André Gide (1869–1951), began the three-part novel in 1922. A winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in literature, Gide considered The Counterfeiters his only true novel.
Jun 12, 1973 · The Counterfeiters: A Novel. Paperback – June 12, 1973. by Andre Gide (Author) 4.2 43 ratings. See all formats and editions. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. A young artist pursues a search for knowledge through the treatment of homosexuality and the collapse of morality in middle class France. Print length.
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- André Gide
- $15
- Vintage
Critical Essays. Analysis. Summary. PDF Cite Share. When seventeen-year-old Bernard Profitendieu discovers an old love letter of his mother and realizes that he is an illegitimate son, he leaves a...
Awards. Nobel PrizeWINNER 1947. Looking for More Great Reads? 21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read. A young artist pursues a search for knowledge through the treatment of homosexuality and the collapse of morality in middle class France.
