Catherine Gide (18 April 1923 – 20 April 2013) was a French writer and editor. She was the daughter of André Gide and Elisabeth van Rysselberghe, daughter of Théo van Rysselberghe.
Catherine Gide | |
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 Catherine Gide | |
| Born | 18 April 1923 Annecy, France |
| Died | 20 April 2013 (aged 90) Olten, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Spouse | Pierre Desvignes (died 1987) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | André Gide (father) Elisabeth van Rysselberghe (mother) |
| Relatives | Théo van Rysselberghe (grandfather) |
Biography
editCatherine Gide was born in Annecy, France, on 18 April 1923.[1] She was the natural daughter and only child of André Gide, Nobel Prize for Literature, and Elisabeth van Rysselberghe (daughter of Maria and painter Théo van Rysselberghe).[2] She was recognized by her father on the death of Madeleine, wife of André Gide, and adopted on 26 July 1938.[3] She first married the Germanist and academic Jean Lambert (1914–1999); their son Nicolas, born in 1947, died young in a traffic accident, in 1986. They had three more children, Isabelle (born in 1945), Dominique (born in 1948), and Sophie.[4]
Gide later remarried to Pierre Desvignes.[5] After his death she married the academic Peter Schnyder,[5] a specialist in André Gide and his entourage.
In 2009 she published the collection of interviews Entretiens 2002–2003. With this publication, Gide shared for the first time personal memories about her childhood, while the public was presented with information about André Gide's role as father, which before the release of this work had been scarcely documented in secondary literature.[6][7] Gide also edited, among others, Lettres à la Petite Dame : un petit à la campagne, juin 1924 – décembre 1926, published by Éditions Gallimard in 2000.[6]
Gide lived for a long time in Cabris (Maritime Alps) in her vacation home.
The Fondation Catherine Gide was created in 2007 at her initiative.[8] It is headquartered in Switzerland.[8] Its purpose is to "keep the memory of André Gide and of his time alive", fostering the "literary and cultural heritage of the author".[8][9] In 2019 the foundation organized an exhibition in Paris on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of André Gide together with the Gallimard Gallery of Paris, the Fondation des Treilles, and the Musée Georges-Borias d’Uzès.[10][11]
Gide died on 20 April 2013 in Olten (German-speaking Switzerland), at the age of 90.[12][13]
Bibliography
edit- Élisabeth Van Rysselberghe, Lettres à la Petite Dame : un petit à la campagne, juin 1924 – décembre 1926, texts chosen and presented by Catherine Gide, Gallimard, 2000 ISBN 2-07-075912-1
- Théo Van Rysselberghe intime, exposition, Le Lavandou, Espace culturel, 8 July – 18 September 2005, catalogue : Catherine Gide, Raphaël Dupouy, Jean-Paul Monery, Peter Schnyder ISBN 2-9518939-4-9
- André Gide, Le Ramier, foreword by Catherine Gide, preface by Jean-Claude Perrier, afterword by David H. Walker, Gallimard, 2002
- Maria van Rysselberghe, "L'Enfant Catherine", La Nouvelle Revue française, No. 580, January 2007, pp. 108–130
- Théo Van Rysselberghe, Catherine Gide, Théo Van Rysselberghe intime, Réseau Lalan, 2002, ISBN 978-2-95-189394-8
- Catherine Gide, Entretiens 2002–2003, Gallimard, 2009 ISBN 978-2-07-012033-8
References
edit- ^ Marteanx, Charles (2003). Constantin, Aimé; Miquet, François; Maillard, Gustave; Revon, Louis; Le Roux, Marc (eds.). Revue savoisienne – Volume 123 (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Devarrieux, Claire. "Le grand Gide et la Petite Dame". Libération (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Gide, André; Valéry, Paul; Fawcett, Peter (2009). Fawcett, Peter (ed.). Correspondance, 1890–1942. Gallimard. p. 929. ISBN 9782070122264. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Perrier, Jean-Claude (2011). André Gide, ou, La tentation nomade (in French). Flammarion. p. 101. ISBN 9782081242685. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Catherine Gide 1923 - 2013" (PDF) (in French). Fondation Catherine Gide. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b Levitz, Tamara (2012). Modernist Mysteries: Persephone. Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 9780199875627. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Franck, Jacques (12 March 2009). "Gide, Valéry, Nietzsche". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Schnyder, Peter; Masson, Pierre (2016). "Les archives de la fondation Catherine Gide Aperçu historique et état présent". Bulletin des Amis d'André Gide (in French). 49 (189/190): 141–158. JSTOR 26525532. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Our Foundation". www.fondation-catherine-gide.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "André Gide, a Parigi la mostra per i 150 anni dalla nascita". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "André Gide, la Francia si prepara alle celebrazioni per i 150 anni dalla nascita". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Disparition de Catherine Gide" (in French). Livres Hebdo. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "De battre son coeur s'est…" (in French). Catherine Gide Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.