45 results for '"GIDE,A"'

A young artist pursues a search for knowledge through the treatment of homosexuality and the collapse of morality in middle class France.

Madeleine is the story of a great writer’s marriage, a deeply disturbing account of André Gide’s feelings towards his beloved and long-suffering wife. It was a relationship which Gide exalted―he...

"Un matin, j'eus une curieuse rélévation sur moi-même : Moktir, le seul des protégés de ma femme qui ne m'irritât point, était seul avec moi dans ma chambre. Je me tenais debout auprès du feu, les...

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...

This is the first comprehensive interpretation of John Locke's solution to one of philosophy's most enduring problems: free will and the nature of human agency. Many assume that Locke defines freedom...

**NAMED NPR "BEST BOOKS OF 2017""**From the winner of the 2016 Orwell Prize and the European Press Prize for Commentator of the Year, a provocative analysis of how a new era of global instability has...

"This splendid story needs no words: gorgeous landscapes celebrate nature's beauty, while luminous renderings of the carnival depict magical moments. Children will savor this glorious, wordless night...

A lonely monster trapped inside a wishing well reflects on the wishes cast above him, knowing that the true riches in life are what the monster himself yearns for most: love, freedom, and the beauty...

"On a seaside farm, a young girl watches and waits for the wind to bring her what she's been longing for the most. With show-stopping art and language that sings, What Is the Wind? honors the mystery...

Based on the true story of a girl and the crows in her backyard, this adventure explores the mysteries of friendship across species. Creative nonfiction at its best by bestselling creators Gideon...

"Through the window of his house, a boy watches snow fall gently on his snowman. From the other side of the glass, the snowman admires the home's glow and the family scene inside, wondering what it's...

Reportage from the frontline of the crisis in the Middle East from a leading Israeli journalistGideon Levy is one of the most respected critics of Israel's apartheid policies against the Palestinian...