Fruits of the Earth - Gide

André Paul Guillaume Gide (Paris, November 22, 1869 — Paris, February 19, 1951) was a French writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. Coming from a family of the upper bourgeoisie, he was the founder of the Gallimard Publishing House and the Nouvelle Revue Française magazine. Gide was an openly homosexual man and spoke openly in favor of gay rights. Between 1910 and 1924, he wrote and published a book aimed at combating the homophobic prejudices of his time, "Corydon," rejecting moral and puritanical restrictions. His work revolves around the constant pursuit of intellectual honesty: how to be true to oneself, to the extent of embracing his pederasty and homosexuality. Among his most important works are "The Fruits of the Earth," the aforementioned "Corydon," "The Pastoral Symphony," "The Immoralist," and "The Counterfeiters."