{"product_id":"the-counterfeiters","title":"I contraffattori","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the people closest to you are no more genuine than the false coins passing through a schoolboy’s hands?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Paris before the First World War, Bernard Profitendieu finds a letter that calls his parentage into question. He leaves home, determined to trust his own judgment. His close friend Olivier Molinier longs for recognition and a life in writing, but admiration can make it hard to see people clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround them, families hide painful truths, schoolboys pass false coins, and writers seek influence. Olivier’s uncle Edouard keeps a journal and works on a novel called The Counterfeiters. His rival, Comte Robert de Passavant, offers glamour and fashionable opinions. André Gide brings their lives together to ask where sincerity ends and performance begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA boy’s uncertain freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Bernard as he leaves home and tests his own sense of what is true.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe hunger for admiration\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Olivier, whose gifts and shyness sit beside a deep wish to be noticed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFalse coins, borrowed selves\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the gap between what people are and the parts they choose to play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA novel within a novel\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Edouard wrestle with writing as his own book takes shape inside Gide’s story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLives beyond a straight line\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a web of families, friendships, and secrets rather than follow a single hero.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy novels of ideas, young people finding their way, and writers at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Bernard into a world where being sincere is anything but simple.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534694613340,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/06624_en_ebook-front_c20.jpg?v=1792175098","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/i-contraffattori","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}