Andre Gide
From QueerBio.com
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.
