{"product_id":"the-immoralist-dover-thrift-editions-9780486292373","title":"The Immoralist (Dover Thrift Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the masters of modern French literature  Andr Gide (18691951) concerned himself with the motivation and function of the will  with self-cultivation  and the conduct of the individual in the modern world. His perception  integrity  and purity of style brought him much acclaim  including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. The Immoralist (written in 1901  published in 1902)  one of his best-known works  deals with the unhappy consequences of amoral hedonism. Filled with similarities of Gides own life  it is the story of Michel  who  during three years of travel in Europe and North Africa  tries to rise above good and evil and allow his passions (including his attraction to young Arab boys) free rein; in doing so  he neglects his wife  Marceline  who eventually dies of tuberculosis. The book is in the form of Michels attempt to justify his conduct to his friends. Notable for its fusion of autobiographical elements with both biblical and classical clarity and lack of clutter  The Immoralist marks a decided shift in Gides prose style and a somewhat decadent floweriness to his later classical clarity and lack of clutter. This nobility and simplicity of style is skillfully retained in this excellent new translation by Stanley Appelbaum  which also preserves the passion and intensity of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932122513461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486292371","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486292373.jpg?v=1794219555","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-immoralist-dover-thrift-editions-9780486292373","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}