The Immoralist/l'Immoraliste - (Dover Dual Language French) by Andre Gide (Paperback)

About the Book

One of Gide's best-known works concerns the unhappy consequences of amoral hedonism, telling the story of a man who attempts to transcend the limitations of conventional morality.

Book Synopsis

One of Gide''s best-known works, The Immoralist concerns the unhappy consequences of amoral hedonism, telling the story of a man who travels through Europe and North Africa and attempts to transcend the limitations of conventional morality. The author''s simplicity of style is skillfully retained in this translation, which also preserves the passion of the original.

About the Author

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.