i12bent: Giving André Gide, French writer and Nobel Laureate (Nov. 22, 1869 - 1951) the Prize in 1947 may well have been the most courageous choice ever made by the Swedish academy: a homosexual, a critic of colonialism, a former Communist… “It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.” ― André Gide View high resolution

i12bent:

Giving André Gide, French writer and Nobel Laureate (Nov. 22, 1869 - 1951) the Prize in 1947 may well have been the most courageous choice ever made by the Swedish academy: a homosexual, a critic of colonialism, a former Communist…

“It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.” ― André Gide

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