Description: Strait is the Gate AuthorAndre Gide, translated by Dorothy BussyPublisherJarrolds, London, 1924 Printing DetailsFirst UK edition. Hardback, bound in red cloth with gilt titling to spine. 19 x 13cm, 250pp. About the BookA delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself - in both mind and body.A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, Strait is the Gate is a novel of haunting beauty that stimulates the mind and the emotions.ConditionGood condition. There is a slight lean to the spine and some tanning to the endpapers but otherwise the book remains in strong readable condition. See our Instagram (@coxandbudgebooks) and our website for best prices and latest additions.Important Note The image shown is the book you will receive, we do not use stock images.
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Binding: Hardback
Language: English
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Fiction Subject: Classic Literature
Author: Andre Gide
Publisher: Jarrolds
Year Printed: 1924
