The immoralist
Gide, André, 1869-19512000
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To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom' - Andre Gide. Michel had been a blindfold scholar until, newly married, he contracted tuberculosis. His will to recover brings self-discovery and the growing desire to rebel against his background of culture, decency and morality. But the freedom from constraints that Michel finds on his restless travels is won at great cost. And freedom itself, he finds, can be a burden. Gide's novel examines the inevitable conflicts that arise when a pleasure seeker challenges conventional society and, without moralizing, it raises complex issues involving the extent of personal responsibility.
Main title:
The immoralist / Andre Gide ; translated from the French by Dorothy Bussy.
Author:
Gide, André, 1869-1951Bussy, Dorothy, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2000.
Collation:
xiii, 123 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780141182995 (pbk)0141182997 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.912
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
BRN:
29925
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction Paperback | General G | Available |