Autumn Leaves (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780806530468)

This collection of reflective essays forms a "spiritual autobiography" of Andr Gide, a key figure of French letters Andr Gide, a literary and intellectual giant of twentieth-century France, mines his memories and personal observations in this collection of essays. Gide's reflections and commentary masterfully showcase his delicate writing style and evocative sensibility, yielding new insights on writers such as Goethe and contemporaries Joseph Conrad, Nicolas Poussin, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul-Marie Verlaine. Through it all, Gide skillfully investigates humanity's contradictory nature and struggles to resolve the moral, political, and religious conflicts inherent in daily life.

Author: Andre Gide
ISBN-10: 0806530464
ISBN-13: 9780806530468
Publisher: Philosophical Library
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1950
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d