| Autumn Leaves Contributor(s): Gide, Andre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806530464 ISBN-13: 9780806530468 Publisher: Philosophical Library OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1950 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 848.91 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of reflective essays forms a "spiritual autobiography" of Andr Gide, a key figure of French letters Andr Gide, a literary and intellectual giant of twentieth-century France, mines his memories and personal observations in this collection of essays. Gide's reflections and commentary masterfully showcase his delicate writing style and evocative sensibility, yielding new insights on writers such as Goethe and contemporaries Joseph Conrad, Nicolas Poussin, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul-Marie Verlaine. Through it all, Gide skillfully investigates humanity's contradictory nature and struggles to resolve the moral, political, and religious conflicts inherent in daily life. |