Andre Gide was born in Paris in 1869 and died there in 1951. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. His works include The Immoralist, The Counterfeiters, Strait is the Gate, the autobiography If It Die . . . , and three volumes of Journals. He also wrote plays, essays, short stories, and books of travel.
A joy to read. It is beautifully articulated and superbly written. . . . A glorious and satisfying 'thriller.' --The New York Times In a time of intellectual inflation, . . . Gide's survival can help us to distinguish between the genuine and the counterfeit. . . . There is nothing like the real thing. --The New Republic Full of gusto. . . . The imagination works freely and the plot marches boldly ahead, galloping through the most preposterous situations without breaking its neck. --New York Herald Tribune -A joy to read. It is beautifully articulated and superbly written. . . . A glorious and satisfying 'thriller.' - --The New York Times -In a time of intellectual inflation, . . . Gide's survival can help us to distinguish between the genuine and the counterfeit. . . . There is nothing like the real thing.- --The New Republic -Full of gusto. . . . The imagination works freely and the plot marches boldly ahead, galloping through the most preposterous situations without breaking its neck.- --New York Herald Tribune A joy to read. It is beautifully articulated and superbly written. . . . A glorious and satisfying thriller. The New York Times In a time of intellectual inflation, . . . Gide s survival can help us to distinguish between the genuine and the counterfeit. . . . There is nothing like the real thing. The New Republic Full of gusto. . . . The imagination works freely and the plot marches boldly ahead, galloping through the most preposterous situations without breaking its neck. New York Herald Tribune