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André Gide

André Gide

Born 1869 · Died 1951

From Paris, Île-de-France, France · Nationality: France · Writes fiction and nonfiction

Wikipedia

André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French writer and author whose works spanned a wide range of styles and subjects. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

Quotes

  • “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
    Autumn Leaves, Philosophical eLibrary, 2012, Feuillets d'automne, 1941, trans.
  • “Savoir se libérer n’est rien; l’ardu, c’est savoir être libre.”
    The Immoralist
  • “Pay attention only to the form; emotion will come spontaneously to inhabit it. A perfect dwelling always finds an inhabitant.”
    Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality, p. 299
  • “True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.”
    Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality, pp. 311-312
  • “A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.”
    Journals 1889-1949, p. 313

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by André Gide in order

Books by André Gide in the order they were published, from Prometheus Illbound (1899) to My Theater (1952).

  1. 1Prometheus IllboundPrometheus Illbound1899
  2. 2Les limites de l'artLes limites de l'art1901
  3. 3L'immoralisteL'immoraliste1902
  4. 4Oscar Wilde: A StudyOscar Wilde: A Study1905
  5. 5Strait Is the GateStrait Is the Gate1907
  6. 6La Symphonie PastoraleLa Symphonie Pastorale1919
  7. 7MadeleineMadeleine1919
  8. 8CorydonCorydon1920
  9. 9IsabelleIsabelle1921
  10. 10Les nourritures terrestresLes nourritures terrestres1921
  11. 11Caves du VaticanCaves du Vatican1922
  12. 12DostoevskyDostoevsky1923
  13. 13Si le grain ne meurtSi le grain ne meurt1924
  14. 14Travels in the CongoTravels in the Congo1927
  15. 15Two SymphoniesTwo Symphonies1931
  16. 16Journal 1939 - 1949, SouvenirsJournal 1939 - 1949, Souvenirs1939
  17. 17Anthologie De La Poesie FrancaiseAnthologie De La Poesie Francaise1949
  18. 18My TheaterMy Theater1952
  19. 19Correspondance André Gide-Dorothy BussyCorrespondance André Gide-Dorothy Bussy
  20. 20Correspondance André Gide, Jacques CopeauCorrespondance André Gide, Jacques Copeau
  21. 21Romans, récits et sotiesRomans, récits et soties
  22. 22Selected Letters of André Gide and Dorothy BussySelected Letters of André Gide and Dorothy Bussy
  23. 23The CounterfeitersThe Counterfeiters
  24. 24The TrialThe Trial

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