Andre Gide: A Critical Biography

George D. Painter

Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968

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George D. Painter, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of literary biography, George D. Painter's Andre Gide: A Critical Biography chronicles the life and intellectual development of one of the twentieth century's most provocative and celebrated French writers, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Painter meticulously traces Gide's evolution from his Calvinist upbringing through his radical embrace of personal liberation, examining how the tensions between morality, desire, and artistic freedom shaped both the man and his work. With the same scholarly precision Painter brought to his acclaimed biography of Proust, he presents a penetrating critical analysis of Gide's major writings - including The Immoralist, The Counterfeiters, and If It Die - situating them within the broader currents of European modernism. The tone is authoritative yet deeply engaged, balancing biographical intimacy with rigorous literary criticism to illuminate why Gide remains an enduring and often controversial figure in world literature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Andre Gide: A Critical Biography
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Publication Date: 1968
• Binding: Hardback
• Book Type: Hardback