The Counterfeiters by André Gide (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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• Language: English
• Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
• Release date: Nov 3, 2017
• ISBN: 9782808000864

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French writer

Born in Paris in 1869.

Died in Paris in 1951.

Notable works:

The Fruits of the Earth (1897), prose-poem

The Vatican Cellars (1914), satirical play

The Counterfeiters (1925), novel

André Gide (1869-1951) was a French writer from a middle-class, Protestant family. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. His work often addresses homosexuality from an accepting perspective, reflecting the author’s own self-acceptance as a gay man and his stated desire to free himself from the social and religious constraints surrounding the issue.

Gide made his literary debut in 1890 with the publication of The Notebooks of André Walter, although his most significant literary works were those he wrote in the 1920s. His literary career went from strength to strength, and his writing was highly political: he condemned colonialism and Soviet totalitarianism, as well as opposing fascism. Gide is also considered a forerunner of the writers of the Nouveau Roman (a French literary style which was popular in