{"product_id":"the-white-notebook-paperback","title":"The White Notebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Gide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWade Baskin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work lays bare the early brilliance and philosophical conflicts of Andr  Gide, a towering figure in French literature\u003c\/b\u003e Nobel Prize-winning writer Andr  Gide lays bare his adolescent psyche in this early work, first conceived and published as part of his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of Andr  Walter\u003c\/i\u003e, completed when he was just twenty years old. This profoundly personal work draws heavily on his religious upbringing and private journals to tell the story of a young man who, like the author, pines for his forbidden love, cousin Emmanuelle. This unique portrait of Gide as a young man presents the passions and conflicts, temptations and anguish he would explore in maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndré Gide (1869-1951), winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Literature, was a celebrated novelist, dramatist, and essayist whose narrative works dealt frankly with homosexuality and the struggle between artistic discipline, moralism, and sensual indulgence. Born in Paris, Gide became an influential intellectual figure in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French literature and culture. His essay collections \u003ci\u003eAutumn Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, contributed to the public's understanding of key figures of the day. He traveled widely and advocated for the rights of prisoners, denounced the conditions in the African colonies, and became a voice for, and then against, communism. Other notable works include \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of André Walter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCorydon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Counterfeiters\u003c\/i\u003e, and his journals, \u003ci\u003eJournal 1889-1939\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal 1939-1942\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal 1942-1949\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693378146367,"sku":"9781480443860","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8c6914779fad5e960e36118727792d8f.webp?v=1764998732","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-notebook-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}