L'immoraliste
About this book
The Immoralist (French: L'Immoraliste) is a novel by André Gide, published in France in 1902. The Immoralist is a recollection of events that Michel narrates to his three visiting friends. One of those friends solicits job search assistance for Michel by including in a letter to Monsieur D. R., Président du Conseil, a transcript of Michel's first-person account.
Important points of Michel's story are his recovery from tuberculosis; his attraction to a series of Arab boys and to his estate caretaker's son; and the evolution of a new perspective on life and society. Through his journey, Michel finds a kindred spirit in the rebellious Ménalque.
Subjects
- 843/.912
- child molesters
- classic literature
- continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- degeneration
- disease in literature
- east and west
- fiction
- french fiction
- french language
- french literature
- gay men
- gay men--fiction
- hedonism
- homosexuality
- honeymoons
- lgbtq fiction before stonewall
- married men
- men
- pq2613.i2 i4813 2001
- psychology
- readers
- spouses
- textbooks for foreign speakers
- translations into english
- tuberculosis