André Gide

Also known as André Paul Guillaume Gide, Andre Gide, Andre Paul Guillaume Gide

französischer Schriftsteller; Literaturnobelpreisträger 1947 (1869–1951)

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André Gide was a prominent French writer who lived from 1869 to 1951 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him one of the most celebrated authors of his era. His works explored complex themes of morality, freedom, and personal identity, influencing modern literature and thought.

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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…

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L'affaire Matzneff — (archive footage)2020
With André Gide — Self1952
Life Begins Tomorrow — Self1950
Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)1948
Fanny — (uncredited)1932

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1947
“for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight”

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Instance of: human
Given name: Guillaume
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: screenwriter
Employer: Le Figaro
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century
Participant in: La Nouvelle Revue française
Student of: Youra Guller
Field of work: fiction
Image: Gide 1920 cropped.jpg
Significant event: Nazi book burnings

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Commons category: André Gide
date of birth: 1869-11-22
date of death: 1922-02-19
influenced by: Oscar Wilde
Commons Creator page: André Gide
birth name: André Paul Guillaume Gide
topic's main category: Category:André Gide
Commons gallery: André Gide
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language: André Gide
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
writing language: French
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partner in business or sport: Gaston Gallimard
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has effect: La Nouvelle Revue française

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André Paul Guillaume Gide [ɑ̃dˈʁe pɔl ɡiˈjom ʒiːd] (* 22. November 1869 in Paris; † 19. Februar 1951 ebenda) war ein französischer Schriftsteller. 1947 erhielt er den Literaturnobelpreis.

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