by André Gide · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437607405
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The Immoralist is a novel by André Gide, published in 1902. The work tells the story of Michel, a young intellectual who, after a serious illness, experiences a radical transformation in his vision of life. Michel abandons his studies and embarks on a hedonistic and amoral quest, challenging the social and moral conventions of his time. The novel explores themes such as individual freedom, morality, illness, and the pursuit of pleasure. This Cátedra edition is edited by Margarita Carbayo and belongs to the Letras Universales collection.
André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars. Author of more than 50 books, he was described in his New York Times obituary as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters" and "judged the greatest French writer of this century by the literary cognoscenti."
