'It's only after our death that we shall really be able to hear' The measured tone of hopeless nihilism that pervades The Counterfeiters quickly shatters any image of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. In sharp and brilliant prose a seedy, cynical and gratuitously alarming narrative is developed, involving a wide range of otherwise harmless and mainly middle-to-upper-class Parisians. But the setting could be anywhere. From puberty through adolescence to death, The Counterfeiters is a rare encyclopedia of human disorder, weakness and despair.
By:
André Gide Translated by:
Dorothy Bussy Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 258g ISBN:9780140180930 ISBN 10: 0140180931 Series:Penguin Modern Classics Pages: 352 Publication Date:26 July 1990 Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
