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André Gide

Born

in Paris, France

November 22, 1869

Died

February 19, 1951

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

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Diaries and novels, such as The Immoralist (1902) and Lafcadio's Adventures (1914), of noted French writer André Gide examine alienation and the drive for individuality in an often disapproving society; he won the Nobel Prize of 1947 for literature.

André Paul Guillaume Gide authored books. From beginnings in the symbolist movement, career of Gide ranged to anticolonialism between the two World Wars.

Known for his fiction as well as his autobiographical works, Gide exposes the conflict and eventual reconciliation to public view between the two sides of his personality; a straight-laced education and a narrow social moralism split apart these sides. One can see work of Gide as an investigation of freedom and empowerment in the face o ...more

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	The Immoralist by André Gide, Alan Sheridan (Introduction), David Watson (Translation) 3.55 avg rating — 13,506 ratings — published 1902 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Counterfeiters 3.83 avg rating — 10,302 ratings — published 1925 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Symphonie pastorale 3.62 avg rating — 7,414 ratings — published 1919 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strait is the Gate by André Gide, Dorothy Bussy (Translator), Andrew Moore (Editor) 3.57 avg rating — 6,206 ratings — published 1909 — 318 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Nourritures terrestres: suivi de Les nouvelles nourritures 3.68 avg rating — 3,536 ratings — published 1897 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les caves du Vatican 3.63 avg rating — 3,570 ratings — published 1914 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isabelle 3.23 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 1911 — 134 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marshlands by André Gide, Damion Searls (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Dubravka Ugrešić (Preface) 3.58 avg rating — 981 ratings — published 1895 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If it Die... by André Gide, Dorothy Bussy (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 1920 — 141 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corydon by André Gide, Richard Howard 3.48 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 1920 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― Andre Gide

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“Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”
― Andre Gide

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