Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_(novella) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_(Andr%C3%A9_Gide)

Release date is 2004-02-01

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"Isabelle" by André Gide is a novella published in 1911. A young Parisian scholar conducting literary research at a remote château falls in love with the portrait of Isabelle de Saint-Auréol. As he investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding the absent woman, he pieces together a troubling past involving forbidden love, tragedy, and dark secrets. When Isabelle finally appears, reality shatters his romantic illusions. Gide called this work a "sottie"—a tale of folly—chronicling one man's descent from scholarly detachment into foolish obsession. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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