- Si le grain ne meurt
"Si le grain ne meurt" is the
autobiography of the Frenchwriter André Gide . Published in 1924, this work recounts the life of Gide since his childhood inParis until his engagement with his cousin Madeleine Rondeaux, called Emmanuèle here, in 1895.The book is composed in two parts. In the first part, the author recounts his childhood memories: his private tutors, his time at the Ecole Alsacienne, his family, his friendship with
Pierre Louÿs , the start of his veneration of his cousin, and his first efforts at writing. [ [http://www.andregide.org/studies/e_bhatt.html www.Andrégide.org | Les Relations Conjugales d'André Gide Rapportees Dans Son Journal Intime - Et Nunc Manet In Te ] ]The much shorter second part traces his discovery of his
homosexuality during a trip toAlgeria , part of which was with Englishwriter Oscar Wilde . Certain parts of the book, at the time of publication, shocked the public with its depictions ofpederasty and for its detailed descriptions of Gide’s debauchery.Gide later recounted the total failure of his married life with Madeleine in another autobiography called, "Et nunc manet in te", written shortly after the death of his wife in 1938. It was published in 1951. [ [http://www.andregide.org/studies/e_bhatt.html www.Andrégide.org | Les Relations Conjugales d'André Gide Rapportees Dans Son Journal Intime - Et Nunc Manet In Te ] ]
The Title
"Si le grain ne meurt" is an allusion to the
Gospel of John 12:24-25. [ [http://www.gidiana.net/Comptes_rendus/Presse_SGM/CR_Lalou_SGM.html Si le grain ne meurt ] ]References
See also
List of books portraying paedophilia or sexual abuse of minors Literature
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André Gide : "Si le grain ne meurt." Collection Folio. Paris: Gallimard, 1972.
*Jean-Michel Wittmann: "Si le grain ne meurt" d'André Gide. Essai et dossier. Collection Foliothèque. Paris: Gallimard, 2005.
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