Isabelle (novella)

Isabelle is a novella (described as a récit) by André Gide, published in 1911.[1][2][3][4][5]

Isabelle
Second edition cover (1911)
AuthorAndré Gide
TranslatorWalter Ballenberger
LanguageFrench
GenreRécit
Set inCalvados department, 1890s
PublisherLes Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française
Publication date
1911
Pages194
843.912

Plot

25-year-old Gérard Lacase from the Sorbonne studies for his doctorate on Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the remote castle of Quartfourche in northern Normandy. He falls in love with a portrait of Isabelle, the daughter of the family who owns the castle.

References

  1. "Isabelle". www.goodreads.com.
  2. "Isabelle by André Gide". www.fantasticfiction.com.
  3. Horn, Pierre L. (6 January 1977). ""ISABELLE": A DETECTIVE NOVEL BY ANDRÉ GIDE". Romance Notes. 18 (1): 54–61. JSTOR 43801463.
  4. Alt, Jean-Yves. "Isabelle d'André Gide - Contribution subjective à une mémoire gaie : littérature, cinéma, arts, histoire..."
  5. Painter, George Duncan (6 January 1968). André Gide; a critical biography. Atheneum via Internet Archive. isabelle gide.


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