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- Title
André Gide's "New Self"
- Authors
Nickels, Thom
- Abstract
The article focuses on 20th-century journalist and Nobel Prize winner, André Gide, author of "Judge Not," which has been translated by Benjamin Irvy. The author's view is that Gide explored human psychology in his fiction and was obsessed with crime and punishment. He advocated homosexuality in his book "Fruits of the Earth" and defended homosexual models of ancient Greece in the 1911 private publication of "Corydon". The controversial book "If It Die" made him an international target for some critics because of his philosophy of the senses. Gide's object of desire was teenage boys, but his wealth and fame shielded him from problems with legal authorities in France. When he was called to jury duty, his attention to detail uncovered facts that others had not noticed. Several cases are mentioned in the article.
- Subjects
FRANCE; GIDE, Andre, 1869-1951; JOURNALISTS; GAY men's sexual behavior; HOMOSEXUALITY; TWENTIETH century; FRENCH novelists; NOBEL Prize in Literature; JURORS
- Publication
Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, 2004, Vol 11, Issue 4, p10
- ISSN
1532-1118
- Publication type
Article