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The Counterfeiters
章节(47)
- Dedication 0:00
- Part I: Paris: I: The Luxembourg Gardens 0:09
- II: The Profitendieus 12:41
- III: Bernard and Olivier 43:56
- IV: Vincent and the Comte de Passavant 1:03:40
- V: Vincent Meets Passavant at Lady Griffith’s 1:24:01
- VI: Bernard Awakens 1:42:39
- VII: Lilian and Vincent 1:50:16
- VIII: Edouard and Laura 2:02:50
- IX: Edouard and Olivier 2:25:30
- X: The Cloakroom Ticket 2:32:54
- XI: Edouard’s Journal: George Molinier 2:40:33
- XII: Edouard’s Journal: Laura’s Wedding 2:59:59
- XIII: Edouard’s Journal: First Visit to La Pérouse 3:46:05
- XIV: Bernard and Laura 4:04:40
- XV: Olivier Visits the Comte de Passavant 4:25:05
- XVI: Vincent and Lilian 4:35:56
- XVII: The Evening at Rambouillet 4:49:04
- XVIII: Edouard’s Journal: Second Visit to La Pérouse 5:05:34
- Part II: Saas-Fée: I: From Bernard to Olivier 5:25:15
- II: Edouard’s Journal: Little Boris 5:36:16
- III: Edouard Explains His Theory of the Novel 5:50:07
- IV: Bernard and Laura 6:20:02
- V: Edouard’s Journal: Conversation with Sophroniska 6:41:00
- VI: From Olivier to Bernard 6:54:18
- VII: The Author Reviews His Characters 7:09:39
- Part III: Paris 7:17:26
- I: Edouard’s Journal: Oscar Molinier 7:18:15
- II: Edouard’s Journal: At the Vedels’ 7:39:12
- III: Edouard’s Journal: Third Visit to La Pérouse 8:00:55
- IV: The First Day of the Term 8:15:44
- V: Olivier Meets Bernard 8:29:28
- VI: Edouard’s Journal: Madame Molinier 9:00:12
- VII: Olivier and Armand 9:13:45
- VIII: The Argonauts’ Dinner 9:29:05
- IX: Olivier and Edouard 9:59:57
- X: Olivier’s Convalescence 10:12:37
- XI: Edouard’s Journal: Pauline 10:22:08
- XII: Edouard and Then Strouvilhou Visit Passavant 10:34:09
- XIII: Edouard’s Journal: Douviers’ Profitendieu 10:57:58
- XIV: Bernard and the Angel 11:17:11
- XV: Bernard Visits Edouard 11:29:45
- XVI: Edouard Warns George 11:38:33
- XVII: Armand and Olivier 12:01:08
- XVIII: “The Strong Men” 12:22:34
- XIX: Boris 12:41:09
- XX: Edouard’s Journal 12:49:39
The Counterfeiters is considered to be André Gide’s magnum opus. The plot kicks off in 1920s Paris when Bernard, a young man preparing for a school examination, decides to run away from home. As he bounces around the city with his school friends, he meets Édouard, a writer who’s composing a novel titled The Counterfeiters—a novel-within-a-novel. We’re soon introduced to more and more characters, and their relationships and aspirations begin to swirl in a complex interplay, including a ring of counterfeiters trying to pass fake gold coins, a series of homoerotic affairs, and a nefarious count.
Gide was inspired by the Cubist movement in how he arranged the characters and plot, leading to unresolved plot lines, fractured timelines, and a kaleidoscopic narrative. Contemporary critics like E. M. Forster praised the attempt, but ultimately found it too confusing to be successful.
The novel is also a roman-a-clef, in which Édouard is a stand-in for Gide himself, and some of his contemporaries like Jean Cocteau, Marc Allégret, and Eugénie Sokolnicka are reflected in various characters. The novel is also notable for its frank depiction of not one, but several homosexual relationships.