André Gide was a French author whose work spanned from symbolism to anticolonialism. His fiction and autobiographical writings expose the conflict between his upbringing and societal constraints. Gide's work probes the nature of freedom and self-empowerment against moralistic limitations, driven by a pursuit of intellectual honesty. His self-exploratory texts reflect a search for authentic selfhood, embracing all aspects of one's nature without compromising values.
Pollard's intimate memoir of Oscar Wilde provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and personality of one of the most celebrated writers of the late 19th century. Drawing on his own interactions with Wilde, as well as interviews with friends and associates, Pollard offers a vivid portrait of the man behind the public persona.
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Exploring life within a totalitarian regime, the narrative offers a poignant testimony of disillusionment experienced by those who once believed in a socialist utopia. Through an informal style, Gide invites readers into Stalin's Soviet Union, vividly illustrating the stark contrast between idealism and harsh reality. This work serves as an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of totalitarianism from an insider's perspective.
A slim but powerful work of metafiction by a Nobel Prize-winning French writer and intellectual. André Gide is the inventor of modern metafiction and of autofiction, and his short novel Marshlands shows him handling both forms with a deft and delightful touch. The protagonist of Marshlands is a writer who is writing a book called Marshlands, which is about a reclusive character who lives all alone in a stone tower. The narrator, by contrast, is anything but a recluse: He is an indefatigable social butterfly, flitting about the Paris literary world and always talking about, what else, the wonderful book he is writing, Marshlands. He tells his friends about the book, and they tell him what they think, which is not exactly flattering, and of course those responses become part of the book in the reader’s hand. Marshlands is both a poised satire of literary pretension and a superb literary invention, and Damion Searls’s new translation of this early masterwork by one of the key figures of twentieth-century literature brings out all the sparkle of the original.
Literal Translation From The French By Lilian Rothermere
Exploring themes of rebellion and the quest for knowledge, this literal translation captures the essence of the original French text. The narrative delves into the myth of Prometheus, examining the consequences of defiance against divine authority and the pursuit of enlightenment. Through vivid language and rich imagery, the translator, Lilian Rothermere, brings forth the complexities of the characters and their struggles, inviting readers to reflect on the balance between ambition and morality.
Set in the 1890s, Andre Gide's famous satire centres around a group of ingenious fraudsters ('The Millipede') who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned in the Vatican cellars, and a false Pope has been enthroned in his place. Posing as clergy, they con money by promising to obtain the true Pope's release and restoration. The book features one of Gide's most memorable creations: the amoral Lafcadio, who in pushing a man from a moving train commits the ultimate motiveless crime.
One of France's greatest modern writers examines his fascination with true crime and justice