The Vatican Cellars by Andre Gide
Set in the 1890s, Andre Gide's famous satire centres around a group of ingenious fraudsters ('The Millipede') who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned in the Vatican cellars, and a false Pope has been enthroned in his place. Posing as clergy, they con money by promising to obtain the true Pope's release and restoration. The book features one of Gide's most memorable creations: the amoral Lafcadio, who in pushing a man from a moving train commits the ultimate motiveless crime. Unavailable in the UK for 25 years, this scandalous, funny and highly original novel has been re-translated to mark the centenary of its publication. Supported by English PEN.
'An expertly constructed network of coincidence and error, shot through with a level of dramatic irony not present in the work for which Gide is most renowned' The Irish Times 'Gide's subtle, snarky humor had me very entertained, even though many of the characters do completely depraved thingsI understand why Gide was such a controversial author in his time' A Bookish Type 'Quite brilliantly blackly comic' Winston's Dad's blog 'The Vatican Cellars is an entertaining, easy read and can be intellectually stimulating if you are interested to analyse it further' Word by Word
Andre Gide was a giant of twentieth-century French literature. An innovator of the novelistic form, he undertook a life-long exploration of morality in his work, and was a major influence on the writing of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Gide was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781908313690 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908313692 |
| Title | The Vatican Cellars |
| Author | Andre Gide |
| Series | Editions Gallic |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gallic Books |
| Year published | 2014-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of ENGLISH PEN AWARD 2013, Winner of NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 1947 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |