Search results
Strait is the Gate (French: La Porte Étroite) is a 1909 French novel written by André Gide. It was translated into English by Dorothy Bussy. It probes the complexities and terrors of adolescence and growing up.
Strait Is the Gate, tale by André Gide, published in 1909 as La Porte étroite. It is one of the first of his works to treat the problems of human relationships. The work contrasts the yearning toward asceticism and self-sacrifice with the need for sensual exploration as a young woman struggles with.
A landmark in world literature, Strait is the Gate describes a love affair between an acutely sensitive boy growing up in Paris and his cousin from the Normandy countryside that erupts into a soul-endangering passion.
A short novel by André Gide about a girl who seeks sainthood and spiritual love with her cousin. Learn about the themes, characters, and plot of this ironic and tragic story.
2 de ago. de 2022 · A free ebook of the 1924 novel by the French writer Andre Gide, available for download and streaming. The book explores the themes of morality, religion, and sexuality in a colonial setting.
"Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it," the pastor preaches to Alissa and Jerome in a crucial scene.
Strait is the Gate. André Gide. Mondial, 2007 - Fiction - 112 pages. "Strait is the Gate", first published in 1909 in France as "La Porte etroite", is a novel about the failure of love...
