The Counterfeiters
Restored Classics to Go EditionBy André Gide
Length13h 8m
About this audiobook
This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In his masterful work of French fiction, "The Counterfeiters (Les Faux-Monnayeurs)", André Gide orchestrates a profound exploration into the nature of authenticity. The title itself serves as a central metaphor, extending far beyond the literal act of forging currency to question the very fabric of reality, morality, and human identity. Gide's narrative delves into a world where characters confront the authenticity of their own identities, forcing readers to face the often-blurry line between what is genuine and what is a fabrication. This sophisticated novel challenges our very perception of value. Is true worth found in polished appearances or in genuine, often hidden, substance? Through this intricate web of deceit and self-discovery, "The Counterfeiters" remains a powerfully relevant story for any era, resonating with the timeless human struggle to find truth and achieve genuine self-expression in a society that frequently rewards pretense. It is an essential read for those who ponder the deepest questions of existence.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length13 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE COUNTERFEITERS
2I THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS: FOOTNOTES:
3II THE PROFITENDIEUS
4III BERNARD AND OLIVIER
5IV VINCENT AND THE COMTE DE PASSAVANT
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6V VINCENT MEETS PASSAVANT AT LADY GRIFFITH’S
7VI BERNARD AWAKENS
8VII LILIAN AND VINCENT: FOOTNOTES:
9VIII EDOUARD AND LAURA
10IX EDOUARD AND OLIVIER
11X THE CLOAK-ROOM TICKET
12XI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: GEORGE MOLINIER
13XII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: LAURA’S WEDDING
14XIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: FIRST VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
15XIV BERNARD AND LAURA
16XV OLIVIER VISITS THE COMTE DE PASSAVANT
17XVI VINCENT AND LILIAN
18XVII THE EVENING AT RAMBOUILLET: FOOTNOTES:
19XVIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: SECOND VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
20SECOND PART SAAS-FÉE
21I FROM BERNARD TO OLIVIER
22II EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: LITTLE BORIS
23III EDOUARD EXPLAINS HIS THEORY OF THE NOVEL: FOOTNOTES:
24IV BERNARD AND LAURA
25V EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: CONVERSATION WITH SOPHRONISKA: FOOTNOTES:
26VI FROM OLIVIER TO BERNARD
27VII THE AUTHOR REVIEWS HIS CHARACTERS
28THIRD PART PARIS
29I EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: OSCAR MOLINIER
30II EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: AT THE VEDELS’
31III EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: THIRD VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
32IV THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM
33V OLIVIER MEETS BERNARD
34VI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: MADAME MOLINIER
35VII OLIVIER AND ARMAND: FOOTNOTES:
36VIII THE ARGONAUTS’ DINNER
37IX OLIVIER AND EDOUARD
38X OLIVIER’S CONVALESCENCE
39XI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: PAULINE
40XII EDOUARD AND THEN STROUVILHOU VISIT PASSAVANT: FOOTNOTES:
41XIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: DOUVIERS’ PROFITENDIEU
42XIV BERNARD AND THE ANGEL
43XV BERNARD VISITS EDOUARD
44XVI EDOUARD WARNS GEORGE
45XVII ARMAND AND OLIVIER
46XVIII “THE STRONG MEN”
47XIX BORIS
48XX EDOUARD’S JOURNAL
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