The Counterfeiters
by André Gide
“In a world of fakes, the most dangerous forgery is the human heart.”
In this daring meta-fictional masterpiece, a novelist's attempt to capture reality becomes entangled with a dangerous ring of counterfeiters and the rebellious lives of Parisian youth. As the lines between art and life blur, every character is forced to confront the forged identities and moral deceptions that define their world.
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