Strait is the Gate
Andre Gide
From Cox & Budge Books, IOBA, Hythe, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2003
From Cox & Budge Books, IOBA, Hythe, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 December 2003
About this Item
First UK edition. Hardback, bound in red cloth with gilt titling to spine. 19 × 13cm, 250pp. A delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself - in both mind and body. A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, Strait is the Gate is a novel of haunting beauty that stimulates the mind and the emotions. Condition: Good condition. There is a slight lean to the spine and some tanning to the endpapers but otherwise the book remains in strong readable condition. Seller Inventory # 015131
Bibliographic Details
Title: Strait is the Gate
Publisher: Jarrolds
Publication Date: 1924
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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