{"product_id":"the-immoralist-9780679741916","title":"The Immoralist","description":"First published in 1902 and immediately assailed for its themes of omnisexual abandon and perverse aestheticism, \u003ci\u003eThe Immoralist\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel that launched Andr  Gide's reputation as one of France's most audacious literary stylists, a groundbreaking work that opens the door onto a universe of unfettered impulse whose possibilities still seem exhilarating and shocking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gide's protagonist is the frail, scholarly Michel, who, shortly after his wedding, nearly dies of tuberculosis. He recovers only through the ministrations of his wife, Marceline, and his sudden, ruthless determination to live a life unencumbered by God or values. What ensues is a wild flight into the realm of the senses that culminates in a remote outpost in the Sahara--where Michel's hunger for new experiences at any cost bears lethal consequences. \u003ci\u003eThe Immoralist\u003c\/i\u003e is a book with the power of an erotic fever dream--lush, prophetic, and eerily seductive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Gide\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris in 1869 and died there in 1951. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Immoralist, The Counterfeiters, Strait is the Gate, \u003c\/i\u003ethe autobiography \u003ci\u003eIf It Die . . ., \u003c\/i\u003eand three volumes of \u003ci\u003eJournals. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also wrote plays, essays, short stories, and books of travel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Howard \u003c\/b\u003eis a Pultizer Prize-winning poet and translator. He has translated Baudelaire, Stendhal, and Gide, among others. He lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412792774930,"sku":"9780679741916","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3febd8e-cb97-47b4-b631-d88c7a004043.jpg?v=1729328469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-immoralist-9780679741916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}