If It Die . . . An Autobiography
If It Die . . . An Autobiography by Andre Gide is a significant autobiographical work from the Nobel laureate, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 8, 2001. This edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. In this book, Gide shares an unembellished account of his childhood and the philosophical explorations that shaped his literary career, reflecting the themes that permeate his renowned novels.
Readers will find a candid portrayal of Gide’s awakening homosexual desire, alongside a vivid depiction of his encounters with notable figures such as Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas. This autobiography delves into the complexities of his life, marked by rigorous self-examination and a commitment to authenticity. The work serves as a valuable resource for those interested in biography and autobiography, as well as LGBTQ+ studies, providing insight into the life of a pivotal literary figure.
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This is the major autobiographical statement from Nobel laureate André Gide. In the events and musings recorded here we find the seeds of those themes that obsessed him throughout his career and imbued his classic novels The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters.
Gide led a life of uncompromising self-scrutiny, and his literary works resembled moments of that life. With If It Die, Gide determined to relay without sentiment or embellishment the circumstances of his childhood and the birth of his philosophic wanderings, and in doing so to bring it all to light. Gide’s unapologetic account of his awakening homosexual desire and his portrait of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas as they indulged in debauchery in North Africa are thrilling in their frankness and alone make If It Die an essential companion to the work of a twentieth-century literary master.
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