]> gide_a André Gide Letters An inventory of his letters at Syracuse University LDC &su_name; &su_address; 06 Nov 2008 [Derived from Summit] 12 Mar 2007 English Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Gide, André, 1869-1951. André Gide Letters 1927-1935 6 items (SC) Papers of the French author, novelist. Holograph and typed letters (6) to Eugène Dabit. 149617 In French Biographical History

André Gide was a French author and novelist known for his fiction and autobiographical works. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

André Paul Guillaume Gide was born on November 22, 1869 in Paris, France to Juliette (Rondeaux) and Paul Gide. In October 1895 he married his cousin, Madeleine Rondeaux, but the marriage was never consummated. Gide had one daughter, Catherine, born to Elisabeth van Rysselberghe in 1923. Gide had a successful literary career and in 1947 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature "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" (The Nobel Foundation, http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1947/index.html). He died of pneumonia on February 19, 1951.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The André Gide Letters contain six letters to Eugène Dabit, dated 1927-1930. Each letter is accompanied by a translation and typescript version.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection contains one series, Correspondence, which is arranged chronologically.

Subject and Genre Headings Literature -- French Dabit, Eugène, 1898-1936. Gide, André, 1869-1951 -- Correspondence. Authors, French. French literature -- 20th century. Novelists, French. Letters (correspondence) Authors. Novelists. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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André Gide Letters &su_name;

Inventory Correspondence 246 28 Mar 1927 246 23 Oct 1927 246 06 Nov 1927 246 19 Nov 1929 246 12 Sep 1930 246 17 Jul 1935