The whole effect of Christianity was to transfer the drama onto the moral plane.

Transporter le drame sur le plan moral, c’était pourtant l’effort du chri^ianisme.

Andre Gide

The Counterfeiters

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Topic

Christianity

Author

Andre Gide

Source

The Counterfeiters

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 1, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 1, ch. 13.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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