Vatican Crypts (collected Works of Gide)
About This Novel
"The Cellar of the Vatican" is one of Gide's most famous masterpieces. It is a satirical work that is both hilarious and meaningful. Gide himself called it a "silly play". The story takes place in 1891. Proteus, an Italian liar disguised as a priest and philosopher, easily convinced the Countess of Saint-Prince that the Roman Catholic Pope had been kidnapped and had been locked up in the Vatican crypt for three years. And sitting in the Pope's seat is a fake guy who looks like the Pope, recommended by several Freemasons. After being deceived by him, the countess wrote a check in the name of donating money to establish the crusade and save the pope... The protagonist Lafcadio called it a synonym for the world-famous "motivated behavior" hero.
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