This author of Straight is the Gate and The Pastoral Symphony wrote a novel in which Michel contract tuberculosis in Tunis during his honeymoon, and spend time among young men like the thief Moktir and Bashir.
In one novel by this author, the protagonist compares the self-actualization of his homosexuality to the mind peeling away like a cosmetic that reveals the "naked flesh" beneath. In another of his books, Alissa dies of a self-imposed mysterious malady after she strives for religious purity and renounces her eternal love for Jerome. In another of this author's works, a pastor adopts a blind girl who he leads to believe the world is free from sin, but she attempts to kill herself after regaining her sight and realizing his lies. This author of Straight is the Gate and The Pastoral Symphony wrote a novel in which Michel contract tuberculosis in Tunis during his honeymoon, and spend time among young men like the thief Moktir and Bashir. For 10 points, name this French novelist who wrote The Immoralist.
In one novel by this author, the protagonist compares the self-actualization of his homosexuality to the mind peeling away like a cosmetic that reveals the "naked flesh" beneath.
Andre Gide