The Immoralist
Superb novel by modern French master deals with the consequences of amoral hedonism. It is the story of Michel, who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions. In so doing, he neglects his wife, with tragic consequences. Introductory Note. Map. Footnotes.
Superb novel by modern French master deals with the consequences of amoral hedonism. It is the story of Michel, who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions. In so doing, he neglects his wife, with tragic consequences. Introductory Note. Map. Footnotes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486292373 (0486292371)
Publish date: July 11th 1996
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
20th Century,
Philosophy,
France,
French Literature,
Glbt,
Nobel Prize
ثُمَّ لا أتنازَلُ عن حُبّ هذا الكاتب المُعجِب: أندريه جيد!يا لهُ من كاتبٍ فذّ ومُبدِع! هذا الكِتاب الثاني الذي أقرؤه لهُ، بعد السيمفونية الريفية، ولا بدّ لي من أن أعترف أنني أشهَدٌ لهذا الكاتِب بالعقل النابِغ والقَلب الحيّ. الرواية عِبارة عن سَرد لتجربَة شخصيَّة مع الحياة. بحُلوها القليل ومُرِّها ال...
The Immoralist clearly prefigures work as diverse as DEeath in Venice and The Stranger. However, it's not nearly as good as most of the books that it influenced. The boo0k is about a scholarly man, who after almost dying from a sickness, resolves to live life to the fullest. This apparently means...
Apparently starring Oscar Wilde? This looks dope.
Gide is a fascinating and often very subtle writer - despite the subject material - and sometimes you wish he would allow Michel to really cut loose - like he does in little spats. There are some absolutely sparkling passages here. well worthy of an alleged inventor of the French modernist novel, bu...
With a title like The Immoralist, you might expect something along the lines of Sade. You’d be way off base. Instead, this novel is more subtle, more like Death in Venice, complete with its themes of a septic environment, tuberculosis, and, perhaps, pederasty. The protagonist, Michel, is captivated ...