Lafcadio's Adventures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781417941797)

Lafcadio's Adventures is a novel written by Andre Gide, a French author, and published in 1914. The book tells the story of Lafcadio Wluiki, a young man who is half-French and half-Greek, and his journey to find his true identity. Lafcadio is a restless and curious character who travels to different parts of the world, seeking new experiences and encounters. He starts his journey in France, where he meets a group of artists who introduce him to the world of art and literature. He then travels to Tunisia, where he falls in love with a young Arab boy named Moussa. This relationship challenges Lafcadio's sense of identity and leads him to question his sexuality. Later, he travels to Sicily, where he meets a group of anarchists who inspire him to rebel against the oppressive social norms of his time. Throughout his adventures, Lafcadio struggles to find his place in the world and come to terms with his complex identity. The novel is a reflection on the themes of identity, sexuality, and individual freedom, and it is considered one of Gide's most important works.1925. French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. Gide's search for self, the underlying theme of his several works, remained essentially religious. Throughout his career Gide used his writings to examine moral questions. He is as well known for his influence as a moralist and a thinker as for his contributions to literature. Lafcadio Wluiki is one of the original creations in modern fiction. Gide's preoccupation with the gratuitous action, the unmotivated crime-it has a place in more than one of his books-here receives its most extended treatment, and Lafcadio is the instrument. With characteristic irony, Gide leads the police to a solution wherein the wrong man is apprehended and punished for the crime, while the charmingly perverse Lafcadio goes free. The action passes with cinematographic speed, chiefly in the capitals of Europe. The actors, other than Lafcadio, are noblemen, saints, adventurers and pickpockets. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Andre Gide
ISBN-10: 1417941790
ISBN-13: 9781417941797
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2004
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.26w x 0.69d