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In "The Narrow Gate", "I" and Alyssa are childhood sweethearts. In the eyes of "I", Alyssa is noble, gentle and dignified. "I" feel ashamed and have been reluctant to confess my love to Alyssa. "I" try my best to become a perfect person like Alyssa and then enter into a marriage contract with her. Year after year, time passed by, "I" and Alyssa misunderstood and missed each other again and again, which eventually became an eternal regret...

This book contains three of Gide's masterpieces: "Pastoral Symphony", "Palude" and "Theseus". "Pastoral Symphony" is recognized as André Gide's most successful work. It is a story about human nature's self-deception. "Palude" and "Theseus" more clearly reflect the influence of religious contradictions and ancient Greek mythology on Gide's literary creation.

Works by Nobel Prize winner Gide, a work of fiction in the true sense recognized by Gide. The translator Sheng Chenghua is the first person in China to study Gide, and he once had contacts with Gide. Penal accidentally discovered his identity as an illegitimate child and ran away from home. By chance, he became the secretary of the writer Edward, who was also the uncle of his best friend Olivier... The novel truly records the confusion, doubts and resistance of young people, and how they continue to explore and get lost in a society with sinking morals and lost values. "Counterfeit money" has rich meanings; tracking down counterfeit money means exposing all kinds of lies, disguises and false appearances woven through words and actions. The world constructed in the novel "The Counterfeiter" is composed of three parts: family, religion, and literature. "Counterfeit money" is their common feature. Together, they form a very absurd world.