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The Immoralist
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First published in 1902 and immediately assailed for its themes of omnisexual abandon and perverse aestheticism, The Immoralist is the novel that launced André Gide's reputation as one of France's most audacious literary stylists, a groundbreaking work that opens the door onto a universe of unfettered impulse whose possibilities still seem exhilarating and shocking.
Gide's protagonist is the frail, scholarly Michel, who shortly after his wedding nearly dies of tuberculosis. He recovers only through the ministrations of his wife, Marceline, and his sudden, ruthless determination to live a life unencumbered by God or values. What ensues is a wild flight into the realm of the senses that culminates in a reomote outpost in the Sahara--where Michel's hunger for new experiences at any cost bears lethal consequences. The Immoralist is a book with the power of an erotic fever dream--lush, prophetic, and eerily seductive.
Gide's protagonist is the frail, scholarly Michel, who shortly after his wedding nearly dies of tuberculosis. He recovers only through the ministrations of his wife, Marceline, and his sudden, ruthless determination to live a life unencumbered by God or values. What ensues is a wild flight into the realm of the senses that culminates in a reomote outpost in the Sahara--where Michel's hunger for new experiences at any cost bears lethal consequences. The Immoralist is a book with the power of an erotic fever dream--lush, prophetic, and eerily seductive.
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Cailyn <3
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“I really don't know what this book is trying to say. The main character is either super passive, super gay and/or pedophilic (it's not really addressed but he seems to be... entertained and encumbered by young boys), or he's restless. He's not likeable by any means, and it could be the translation, but this was hard for me to get through. We are made to believe that this is a story that he's telling but it's sort of like "how I met your mother" in that it just doesn't end!! Probably wouldn't recommend but there were decent quotes and ideas that I took away from it.”
Ethan Delgado
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“Did gide write michel as an author character and justify his actions as what we would call in the modern day a pedophile? maybe. Removing this aspect from the novel there is still a ton of juice leftover. We watch michel, a man child, move towards new beginnings. The unreliable narration, interesting setting, and moral ambiguity made this an interesting novel to read. However, for those same reasons, I won’t be picking up for this novel for re-reading.”
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About Andre Gide
André 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.
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