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André Gide


Born
in Paris, France
November 22, 1869

Died
February 19, 1951

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences
Goethe, Dostoevsky, Virgil, Wilde, Rabindranath Tagore, Mallarmé, Mart ...more


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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Average rating: 3.69 · 78,120 ratings · 6,686 reviews · 896 distinct works • Similar authors
The Immoralist
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3.54 avg rating — 14,071 ratings — published 1902
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The Counterfeiters
3.82 avg rating — 10,647 ratings — published 1925
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La Symphonie pastorale
3.61 avg rating — 7,761 ratings — published 1919 — 264 editions
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Strait is the Gate
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3.57 avg rating — 6,635 ratings — published 1909 — 13 editions
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Les caves du Vatican
3.62 avg rating — 3,734 ratings — published 1914 — 304 editions
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Les Nourritures terrestres:...
3.68 avg rating — 3,629 ratings — published 1897 — 166 editions
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Isabelle
3.23 avg rating — 1,421 ratings — published 1911 — 133 editions
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Marshlands
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3.58 avg rating — 1,055 ratings — published 1895 — 53 editions
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If it Die...
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3.55 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 1920 — 141 editions
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Corydon
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3.47 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1920 — 100 editions
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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
tags: life, love
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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― Andre Gide
tags: courage, daring, discovery, exploration, inspirational
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“Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”
― Andre Gide
tags: truth
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In honor of André Gide's 150th birthday, choose one of the following tasks.

Read a book whose title is "The ______" no subtitles on this one.
 
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Read a book set in France
 
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Read a book written by a Nobel Laureate
 
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Read a book published during Gide's lifetime: 1869-1951
 
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