ANDRÉ GIDE

André Gide
André Gide
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: November 22, 1869
Deathday: February 19, 1951
Place of Birth: Paris, France

Biography

André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author whose writings spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement, to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars. The author of more than fifty books, he was described in his obituary in The New York Times as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters" and "judged the greatest French writer of this century by the literary cognoscenti."

Filmography

Starring

(archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1932·
Fanny
(uncredited)

Production

Novel
Original Story
1962·
Prosessen
Writer
Writer