The Immoralist

Author : Andre Gide
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679741916

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First published in 1902 and immediately assailed for its themes of omnisexual abandon and perverse aestheticism, The Immoralist is the novel that launched André Gide’s reputation as one of France’s most audacious literary stylists, a groundbreaking work that opens the door onto a universe of unfettered impulse whose possibilities still seem exhilarating and shocking. Gide’s protagonist is the frail, scholarly Michel, who, shortly after his wedding, nearly dies of tuberculosis. He recovers only through the ministrations of his wife, Marceline, and his sudden, ruthless determination to live a life unencumbered by God or values. What ensues is a wild flight into the realm of the senses that culminates in a remote outpost in the Sahara—where Michel’s hunger for new experiences at any cost bears lethal consequences. The Immoralist is a book with the power of an erotic fever dream—lush, prophetic, and eerily seductive.

Author : André Gide,Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780486426952

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The Immoralist by André Gide,Stanley Appelbaum Pdf

A travelling hedonist attempts to transcend the limitations of conventional morality by surrendering to his appetites in this well-known work by a master of modern French literature. Much acclaimed for his perception and purity of style, André Gide (1869-1951) received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. In The Immoralist, his classic examination of individual freedom and identity, he fuses autobiographical elements with both biblical and classical symbolism. Stanley Appelbaum skillfully preserves the passion and intensity of the original in his new English translation.

Author : André Gide
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Degeneration
ISBN : 0140180427

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The Immoralist by André Gide Pdf

Superb novel deals with the consequences of amoral hedonism in the story of a man who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions.& Introductory Note. Map. Footnotes.

Author : Andre Gide
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1962-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0822205556

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The Immoralist by Andre Gide Pdf

THE STORY: An unusually honest and perceptive treatment of a difficult theme--homosexuality. The NY Times wrote: THE IMMORALIST is an admirable piece of work...It is the story of a scrupulous and pleasant young man who marries a neighborhood girl against hi

Author : Edmund White
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781573442480

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Arts and Letters by Edmund White Pdf

In these 39 lively essays and profiles, bestselling novelist and biographer Edmund White draws on his wide reading and his sly humour to illuminate some of the most influential writers, artists and cultural icons of the past century, among them Marcel Proust, Catherine Deneuve, George Eliot, Andy Warhol, André Gide, David Geffen, and Robert Mapplethorpe. 'Anyone who loves arts and letters even half as much as Edmund White will enjoy this fine collection by this admirable American writer.' - The Washington Post Book World

Author : Sven Lindqvist
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Deserts
ISBN : 1862075077

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Desert Divers by Sven Lindqvist Pdf

A personal journey into the Sahara and the racist assumptions of those writers who have gone before him. Taking as a metaphor the divers who cleaned out desert wells, Lindqvist drags to the surface the story of colonial slaughter and sexual exploitation which contaminate his boyhood idols.

Author : Sue Prideaux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524760823

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I Am Dynamite! by Sue Prideaux Pdf

"A biography of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche"--

Author : Chloe Benjamin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735213197

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The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Pdf

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • Real Simple • Marie Claire • New York Public Library • LibraryReads • The Skimm • Lit Hub • Lit Reactor AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A captivating family saga.”—The New York Times Book Review “This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt.”—People Magazine (Book of the Week) If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. The prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. A sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.

Author : Robert C. Solomon,Kathleen M. Higgins
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307828378

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What Nietzsche Really Said by Robert C. Solomon,Kathleen M. Higgins Pdf

What Nietzsche Really Said gives us a lucid overview -- both informative and entertaining -- of perhaps the most widely read and least understood philosopher in history. Friedrich Nietzsche's aggressive independence, flamboyance, sarcasm, and celebration of strength have struck responsive chords in contemporary culture. More people than ever are reading and discussing his writings. But Nietzsche's ideas are often overshadowed by the myths and rumors that surround his sex life, his politics, and his sanity. In this lively and comprehensive analysis, Nietzsche scholars Robert C. Solomon and Kathleen M. Higgins get to the heart of Nietzsche's philosophy, from his ideas on "the will to power" to his attack on religion and morality and his infamous Übermensch (superman). What Nietzsche Really Said offers both guidelines and insights for reading and understanding this controversial thinker. Written with sophistication and wit, this book provides an excellent summary of the life and work of one of history's most provocative philosophers.

Author : R. J. Hollingdale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Philosophers
ISBN : OCLC:1375305075

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Nietzsche, the Man and His Philosophy by R. J. Hollingdale Pdf

Author : Pascal Quignard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000042653521

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All the World's Mornings by Pascal Quignard Pdf

Author : Associate Professor of Philosophy John Bengson,Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy Terence Cuneo,Russ Shafer-Landau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198793588

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The Moral Universe by Associate Professor of Philosophy John Bengson,Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy Terence Cuneo,Russ Shafer-Landau Pdf

The Moral Universe explores central questions in metaethics concerning the nature of moral reality, its fundamental laws, its relation to the natural world, and its normative authority. It offers the most fully developed account of nonnatural moral realism to date.

Author : André Gide
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:39000001443758

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The Journals of André Gide, 1889-1949 by André Gide Pdf

Author : Ástráður Eysteinsson,Vivian Liska
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 902723454X

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Modernism by Ástráður Eysteinsson,Vivian Liska Pdf

The two-volume work Modernism has been awarded the prestigious 2008 MSA Book Prize! Modernism has constituted one of the most prominent fields of literary studies for decades. While it was perhaps temporarily overshadowed by postmodernism, recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in modernism on both sides of the Atlantic. These volumes respond to a need for a collective and multifarious view of literary modernism in various genres, locations, and languages. Asking and responding to a wealth of theoretical, aesthetic, and historical questions, 65 scholars from several countries test the usefulness of the concept of modernism as they probe a variety of contexts, from individual texts to national literatures, from specific critical issues to broad cross-cultural concerns. While the chief emphasis of these volumes is on literary modernism, literature is seen as entering into diverse cultural and social contexts. These range from inter-art conjunctions to philosophical, environmental, urban, and political domains, including issues of race and space, gender and fashion, popular culture and trauma, science and exile, all of which have an urgent bearing on the poetics of modernity.

Author : Michael St John
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351902564

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Romancing Decay by Michael St John Pdf

This collection of fifteen essays looks at the theme of decadence and its recurring manifestations in European literature and literary criticism from medieval times to the present day. Various definitions of the term are explored, including the notion of decadence as physical decay. Some of the essays draw parallels between modernist and postmodernist notions of decadence. Similarities are detected between fin de siècle decadence at the end of the nineteenth century (which reaches its apotheosis in the character of Eugene Wrayburn in Our Mutual Friend) and depictions of decadence in our own age as we enter the new millennium.