``The humanist has four leading characteristics - curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and a belief in the human race - and all four are present in Gide ...
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A frank defense of homosexuality and a challenge to prevailing ethical concepts, The Immoralist is a literary landmark, marked by Gide\'s masterful, pure, simple style.
But, as he also discovers, freedom can be a burden.
An awakening for him both sexually and morally, Michel discovers a new freedom in seeking to live according to his own desires.
On the couple\'s honeymoon to Tunisia, Michel becomes very ill, and during his recovery he meets a young Arab boy whose radiant health and beauty captivate him.
The story\'s protagonist, Michel, knows nothing about love when he marries the gentle Marceline out of duty to his father.
Forster In The Immoralist, Andre Gide presents the confessional account of a man seeking the truth of his own nature.
M. the humanist of our age.`` - E. ``The humanist has four leading characteristics - curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and a belief in the human race - and all four are present in Gide ..
