About the book: year / Until the end of his life, he was torn apart by contradictions between the sensual and the spiritual. He spilled this conflict onto the pages of his books. His quest became prose, or rather, confessional prose. And perhaps that is why his novels had and continue to have a huge influence on his contemporaries. The theme of authenticity and falsehood, his “indestructible illusion” - free will, is perhaps the main one in his work. "The Counterfeiters" is Andre Gide's most famous novel..