Lafcadio's Adventures - Hardcover

by Andre Gide (Author), Dorothy Bussy (Translator)

Lafcadio's Adventures is a novel written by the French author Andre Gide. The book follows the story of a young man named Lafcadio, who travels to North Africa in search of adventure and meaning. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters and experiences, including a love affair with a married woman, a dangerous encounter with a band of thieves, and a spiritual awakening in the desert.Throughout the novel, Lafcadio grapples with questions of identity, morality, and purpose. He is torn between his desire for adventure and his longing for stability and connection. As he navigates the challenges of his journey, he must confront his own weaknesses and limitations, and learn to find meaning in the world around him.With its vivid descriptions of exotic landscapes and colorful characters, Lafcadio's Adventures is a rich and engaging novel that explores the complexities of human experience and the search for meaning and purpose in life. It is a timeless work that speaks to readers of all ages and backgrounds, and continues to captivate and inspire readers today.1925. French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. Gide's search for self, the underlying theme of his several works, remained essentially religious. Throughout his career Gide used his writings to examine moral questions. He is as well known for his influence as a moralist and a thinker as for his contributions to literature. Lafcadio Wluiki is one of the original creations in modern fiction. Gide's preoccupation with the gratuitous action, the unmotivated crime-it has a place in more than one of his books-here receives its most extended treatment, and Lafcadio is the instrument. With characteristic irony, Gide leads the police to a solution wherein the wrong man is apprehended and punished for the crime, while the charmingly perverse Lafcadio goes free. The action passes with cinematographic speed, chiefly in the capitals of Europe. The actors, other than Lafcadio, are noblemen, saints, adventurers and pickpockets. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.