Who is Andre Gide?
Andre Gide was a French author and 1947 Nobel Prize laureate. Much of his work is autobiographical or semi-autobiographical and deals with the struggle to reconcile the sexual and spiritual aspects of the self. Moralistic constraints and intellectual freedom are important concepts he often put at odds with one another in his work. His writing style is simple and sparse, but with profound emotional depth that requires much reading between the lines. Gide was born into a French Protestant family in Paris on 22 November 1869. His father, a professor of law at Paris University, died when Andre Gide was 11 years old. Gide spent his childhood in Normandy and began writing when at a very young age. His first novel, The Notebooks of Andre Walter, was published in 1891. Gide spent the years of 1893 and 1894 in Northern Africa, where he met and befriended Irish author Oscar Wilde. Gide discovered his own homosexuality during his time in Northern Africa and had his first homosexual experiences wi
Something Ace and I discussed triggered this question. I don’t want to explain until I see the results. I didn’ t want to confuse anyone or give any clues as to what Andre Gide is, and since the size of poll questions is limited, the first two really mean: – I’m familiar with his/her work – I’ve seen her movies, love her songs, enjoyed his paintings, can’t put down her books (whatever is applicable.) – I know who Gide is – I know who that person is, however, I never had the time (or the inclination) to see her movies, listen to his songs, look at his paintings, or read her books (whatever is applicable.) I want to see the statistics, so voting is enough, you don’t have to post anything if you don’t want to.
Debra, I’m sorry, but your answer would still be “Who the hell is Andre Gide?” I didin’t want to ask a leading question; that’s precisely why I didn’t explain why I asked it in the first place, and also why I asked who was familiar with her/her work, not who had read his books. I didn’t want anyone to say, “Oh, he wrote books, I must’ve heard of the guy.” Clean slate. As for what you said about Taffin – a lot of things are just props and it’s a part of any actor’s skill set to give that prop a backstory and make us believe they mean something to the character. It has nothing to do with showing the title of a book making sure those interested enough can read it. Oh, and Migs, as distracting as the scenery was, I was so curious that I paid attention to the title – the way the camera was going I knew it would focus on it, so I watched. Just to be clear, though – I didn’t want anyone to feel bad about not being able to answer my question. it’s just about statistics. Oh well, of course, now
