In one of this man's novels, a pastor adopts and becomes obsessed with a blind girl named Gertrude, whom he takes to see a certain Beethoven work.
In one of this man's novels, a pastor adopts and becomes obsessed with a blind girl named Gertrude, whom he takes to see a certain Beethoven work. La Perouse's grandson Boris commits suicide on a dare from Gheridanisol in another novel by this author. This author of The Pastoral Symphony was widely condemned for defending pederasty in a 1924 set of dialogues called (*) Corydon. He wrote a novel which details the semi-incestuous relationship of Edouard X. and the protagonist Olivier. In another of his novels, the protagonist's recovery from tuberculosis prompts him to neglect his wife and travel across Europe and North Africa living hedonistically. For 10 points, identify this French author of The Counterfeiters and The Immoralist.
In one of this man's novels, a pastor adopts and becomes obsessed with a blind girl named Gertrude, whom he takes to see a certain Beethoven work.
Andre Paul Guillaume Gide