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A 1909 French novel by André Gide about the unrequited love of Jerome and Alissa, based on his own experience. The title refers to a biblical verse about the narrow path to virtue and heaven.
A short novel by André Gide about a girl who seeks sainthood and spiritual love with her cousin. Learn about the themes, characters, and plot of this ironic and tragic story.
Strait Is the Gate, tale by André Gide, published in 1909 as La Porte étroite. It is one of the first of his works to treat the problems of human relationships. The work contrasts the yearning toward asceticism and self-sacrifice with the need for sensual exploration as a young woman struggles with
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5,333 ratings546 reviews. A landmark in world literature, Strait is the Gate describes a love affair between an acutely sensitive boy growing up in Paris and his cousin from the Normandy countryside that erupts into a soul-endangering passion. A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, Strait is the Gate is a novel of haunting ...
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The novel tells the story of Jerome, who falls in love with his cousin Alissa as a young boy, but she rejects him and dies young. Gide explores the themes of spirituality, sexuality, and self-deception through Jerome's narration and Alissa's diary.
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Read the verse that says "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Find resources, commentaries, and translations for this passage.
