L'immoraliste

by André Gide

"L'immoraliste" by André Gide is a novel published in 1902. It follows Michel, a scholarly man who marries without love and contracts tuberculosis during his honeymoon in North Africa. His brush with death awakens a new awareness of his body and sensual existence. As Michel transforms into a vital, self-focused man, his devoted wife Marceline grows weaker. The story traces his moral inversion and its consequences, exploring themes of individualism, desire, and the cost of self-discovery.