Strait is the Gate

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. 安德烈·纪德 André Gide (1869—1951) 法国作家。 1869年11月22日 安德烈·纪德出生于巴黎。 一生著有多部小说、剧本、论文、散文及日记。 他的作品联接古典与现代， 既传承了巴尔扎克、雨果、福楼拜和波德莱尔， 也深深影响了萨特、加缪等文学家。 1947年被授予诺贝尔文学奖。 代表作品 : 《窄门》《背德者》《田园交响曲》 《伪币制造者》《人间食粮》