Yes, my dear brother, of course, as you supposed, Michel has confided in us.

The copious and varied literary production of Andre Gide (1869-1951; Nobel PRize for Literature, 1947) was basically a long, penetrating investigation of his own character and potentialities - so much so that his diaries are frequently referred to as his finest work of all. (Note)

I present this book for whatever it is worth. (Preface)