André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869-1951)

Awarded the Prize “for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight.”

French novelist, dramatist and prose writer. Gide was born in Paris on November 22, 1869. As a child he was often ill and his education at the école Alsacienne was interrupted by long stays in the South, where he was instructed by private tutors. In 1891 Gide made his debut as a writer with his first work published. In 1909 Gide helped found the influential literary magazine The New French Review and wrote a large number of articles for it. Gide died on February 19, 1951 in Paris.
Major Works:
Fruits of the Earth (1897); The Return of the Prodigal (1907); Lafcadio’s Adventures (1914); Strait is the Gate (1909); The Counterfeiters (1926)