{"product_id":"if-it-die-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"If It Die . . .: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Gide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the major autobiographical statement from Nobel laureate Andr  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 \u003cb\u003eThe Immoralist \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Counterfeiters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGide led a life of uncompromising self-scrutiny, and his literary works resembled moments of that life. With \u003cb\u003eIf It Die\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eIf It Die\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean essential companion to the work of a twentieth-century literary master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the major autobiographical statement from Nobel laureate Andre 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.\" \u003cbr\u003eGide 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Gide\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris in 1869 and died there in 1951. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Immoralist, The Counterfeiters, Strait is the Gate, \u003c\/i\u003ethe autobiography \u003ci\u003eIf It Die . . ., \u003c\/i\u003eand three volumes of \u003ci\u003eJournals. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also wrote plays, essays, short stories, and books of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 7.43 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422620791032,"sku":"9780375726064","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/pPAWT5tvtQ9780375726064.webp?v=1779177169","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/if-it-die-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}