Gisors

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Gisors is the opium-addicted philosophy professor who serves as the introspective, morally ambivalent central figure in André Malraux’s novel *La Condition humaine*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
philosopher
university professor
addiction opium
appearsIn "La Condition humaine" NERFINISHED
associatedAuthor André Malraux NERFINISHED
characterIn "La Condition humaine" NERFINISHED
copingMechanism drug use as escape from reality
creator André Malraux NERFINISHED
familyRelation father of Clappique’s friend Kyo (often identified as Kyo Gisors)
fictionalUniverse universe of "La Condition humaine"
historicalContext Chinese revolutionary uprisings of 1927
internalConflict tension between contemplation and action
languageOfWork French
literaryMovementContext French literature of the interwar period
literarySignificance one of Malraux’s most discussed characters
literaryWorkGenreContext existentialist fiction
medium novel
moralCharacterization morally ambivalent
moralStance non-dogmatic
narrativeFunction mediator between action and reflection
observer of revolutionary struggle
narrativePerspective provides reflective commentary on events
nationality French
occupation philosophy professor
philosophicalConcern freedom and necessity
human condition
meaning of political commitment
philosophicalOrientation disillusioned
skeptical
psychologicalTrait introspective
roleInWork central figure in the novel "La Condition humaine"
setting Shanghai NERFINISHED
themeAssociation addiction
existential anguish
moral ambiguity
paternal relationship
revolution
usedSubstance opium
workPublicationYear 1933 (first publication of "La Condition humaine")

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