The Immoralist

'To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom' - Andre Gide. Michel had been a blindfold scholar until, newly married, he contracted tuberculosis. His will to recover brings self-discovery and the growing desire to rebel against his background of culture, decency and morality. But the freedom from constraints that Michel finds on his restless travels is won at great cost. And freedom itself, he finds, can be a burden. Gide's novel examines the inevitable conflicts that arise when a pleasure seeker challenges conventional society and, without moralizing, it raises complex issues involving the extent of personal responsibility.

安德烈•纪德，法国家喻户晓的著名作家。纪德擅长虚构和自传书写，在文字间展露他的人格——冲突和至终和谐。纪德自我探索般的文字，描绘了严谨道德约束下的自由和赋权，反映了他关于如何成为完全的自己的思索。