Ferdinand
Published by the author’s daughter after his death, this brief novel narrates a sexual encounter as experienced by the author himself. A night rife with sensuality is described with ample lyricism and mysticism, relating the encounter between two hedonistic characters, the initiating teacher Gide and the innocent but not-too-modest young Ferdinand. Openly autobiographical, this lustful tale explores desire as the engine that drives the one-way journey into the depths of the self. Publicada por la hija del autor luego de su muerte, esta breve novela narra un episodio sexual según...