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==Description==
 
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Fiction and autobiographical writer.  Nobel Prize in literature in 1947
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Fiction and autobiographical writer.  Nobel Prize in literature in 1947.  Helped found the literary magazine 'The New French Review'.  His lover was [[Marc Allegret]].  In his work, he analyzed the impact of colonialism as a result of his travels through Africa.  His work reflects a search as to how an individual can become oneself without betraying a set of core values.

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Andre Gide

Country

France

Birth - Death

1869 - 1951

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

Nobel Prize

Description

Fiction and autobiographical writer. Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. Helped found the literary magazine 'The New French Review'. His lover was Marc Allegret. In his work, he analyzed the impact of colonialism as a result of his travels through Africa. His work reflects a search as to how an individual can become oneself without betraying a set of core values.