Mature
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
25V EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: CONVERSATION WITH SOPHRONISKA: FOOTNOTES:
2I THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS: FOOTNOTES:
26VI FROM OLIVIER TO BERNARD
3II THE PROFITENDIEUS
27VII THE AUTHOR REVIEWS HIS CHARACTERS
4III BERNARD AND OLIVIER
28THIRD PART PARIS
5IV VINCENT AND THE COMTE DE PASSAVANT
29I EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: OSCAR MOLINIER
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6V VINCENT MEETS PASSAVANT AT LADY GRIFFITH’S
30II EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: AT THE VEDELS’
7VI BERNARD AWAKENS
31III EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: THIRD VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
8VII LILIAN AND VINCENT: FOOTNOTES:
32IV THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM
9VIII EDOUARD AND LAURA
33V OLIVIER MEETS BERNARD
10IX EDOUARD AND OLIVIER
34VI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: MADAME MOLINIER
11X THE CLOAK-ROOM TICKET
35VII OLIVIER AND ARMAND: FOOTNOTES:
12XI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: GEORGE MOLINIER
36VIII THE ARGONAUTS’ DINNER
13XII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: LAURA’S WEDDING
37IX OLIVIER AND EDOUARD
14XIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: FIRST VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
38X OLIVIER’S CONVALESCENCE
15XIV BERNARD AND LAURA
39XI EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: PAULINE
16XV OLIVIER VISITS THE COMTE DE PASSAVANT
40XII EDOUARD AND THEN STROUVILHOU VISIT PASSAVANT: FOOTNOTES:
17XVI VINCENT AND LILIAN
41XIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: DOUVIERS’ PROFITENDIEU
18XVII THE EVENING AT RAMBOUILLET: FOOTNOTES:
42XIV BERNARD AND THE ANGEL
19XVIII EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: SECOND VISIT TO LA PÉROUSE
43XV BERNARD VISITS EDOUARD
20SECOND PART SAAS-FÉE
44XVI EDOUARD WARNS GEORGE
21I FROM BERNARD TO OLIVIER
45XVII ARMAND AND OLIVIER
22II EDOUARD’S JOURNAL: LITTLE BORIS
46XVIII “THE STRONG MEN”
23III EDOUARD EXPLAINS HIS THEORY OF THE NOVEL: FOOTNOTES:
47XIX BORIS
24IV BERNARD AND LAURA
48XX EDOUARD’S JOURNAL
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