Books by Andre Gide (3)
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Los Monederos falsos by André Gide ES
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El escritor Edouard,personaje central de esta magnífica novela,se introduce en un grupo formado por adolescentes y jóvenes de clase media,para reunir informacion y redactar una obra literaria que se llamará, precisamente,Los monederos falsos. En su diario queda anotada la vida marginal de sus protagonistas.
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Strait is the Gate by André Gide EN
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Jerome Palissier, a delicate boy, spends many summers at his uncle's house in Normandy, where the whole world seems steeped in azure. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul.
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The Immoralist by Andre Gide EN
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First published in 1902 and immediately assailed for its themes of omnisexual abandon and perverse aestheticism, The Immoralist is the novel that launched André Gide’s reputation as one of France’s most audacious literary stylists, a groundbreaking work that opens the door onto a universe of unfettered impulse whose possibilities still seem exhilarating and shocking. Gide’s protagonist is the frail, scholarly Michel, who, shortly after his wedding, nearly dies of tuberculosis. He recovers only through the ministrations of his wife, Marceline, and his sudden, ruthless determination to live a li... continue