Fruits Of The Earth, Paperback/Andre Gide

During the author's travels, he meets Menalcas, a caricature of Oscar Wilde, who relates his fantastic life story. But for all his brilliance, Menalcas is only Gide's yesterday self, a discarded wraith who leaves Gide free to stop exalting the ego and embrace bodily and spiritual joy. Publisher: Vintage Publishing Author(s): Andre Gide Number of pages: 224 Publication date: 2002 Dimensions: 197 x 143 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback