ENGLISH

Autumn Leaves

By Gide , Elsie , André;Pell

Book information

Publisher
Philosophical Library;Open Road
Year
2013
ISBN
9781453240427, 145324042X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1811140 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Personal Memoirs;BIOGRA

Description

This collection of reflective essays forms a "spiritual autobiography" of Andre Gide, a key figure of French letters Andre 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. This ebook features a new introduction by Jeanine Parisier Plottel, selected quotes, and an image gallery.

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