false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174570443m/417466.jpg 417466 21 In beautiful, evocative prose, Gide's short novel explores such themes as love, blindness, honor, and mortality. 1239693 1925 La Symphonie Pastorale (Folio Ser .: No 18) total:235|5:34|4:81|3:85|2:26|1:9| 235 810 299 25 0 1 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 09:49:03 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 09:49:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 21:23:27 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 21:37:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1969 Mon Jun 22 11:41:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:46:41 -0700 2009 La Symphonie Pastoral, named for the beautiful sixth symphony by Beethoven, is story of a young blind girl named Gertrude who is abused and neglected, then adopted by a Protestant minister and his family who give her lo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 03:51:03 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 03:55:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 00:12:56 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 00:12:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 22 23:38:10 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:42:52 -0800 2009 1
The French, school required reading formula of violence and or sex and or drugs is not avoided here, falling clearly into category two.

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