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André Gide

Born

in Paris, France

November 22, 1869

Died

February 19, 1951

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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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) 3.56 avg rating — 12,115 ratings — published 1902 — 336 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 3.84 avg rating — 9,403 ratings — published 1925 — 254 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 3.63 avg rating — 6,413 ratings — published 1919 — 224 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) 3.59 avg rating — 5,082 ratings — published 1909 — 254 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 — 3,186 ratings — published 1914 — 249 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
	مایده‌های زمینی 3.62 avg rating — 2,525 ratings — published 1897 — 152 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 — 1,143 ratings — published 1911 — 117 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 3.87 avg rating — 944 ratings — published 1897 — 42 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) 3.57 avg rating — 796 ratings — published 1895 — 44 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 — 594 ratings — published 1920 — 120 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

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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