André Paul Guillaume Gide (French: [ɑ̃dʁe pɔl ɡijom ʒid]; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a prominent French writer and author whose literary works span a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947, a testament to his significant contribution to literature. Gide's career began with the symbolist movement and extended to a critique of imperialism between the two World Wars.

He was considered by many as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters" and was highly regarded by the literary community for being the greatest French writer of the 20th century.

Known for both his fiction and autobiographical works, Gide expressed conflicts within himself through his writing, notably the conflict and eventual reconciliation of his dual personality characterized by Protestant austerity and a transgressive sexual adventurousness. His works are seen as an exploration of freedom and empowerment against moralistic and puritanical constraints.

Gide's political and personal life was also a subject of interest, as he initially showed sympathy towards Communism in the 1930s, but after a significant journey to the USSR in 1936, he shifted his support to the anti-Stalinist left. By the 1940s, he moved towards more traditional values, rejecting Communism as divergent from Christian civilization traditions.