1895年、『パリュード』を発表。これが象徴主義との実質的な決別となる。1897年、『地の糧』を発表。1902年の『背徳者』においては、生の価値と快楽に目覚め、既成道徳から背をそむけてゆく男の悲劇を描く。この時期の作品はナチュリスムと呼ばれる流れに位置づけられた。1909年、『狭き門』を発表、過剰な神秘主義に陥るヒロインの愛と悲劇を描く。1914年の『法王庁の抜け穴』では、ローマ法王やフリーメーソンを皮肉ったストーリー設定の下、動機のない殺人（「無償の行為」）を遂行するラフカディオという主人公を登場させた。なお、ジッドは『背徳者』、『狭き門』、『田園交響楽』（1919年）などの一人称語り手による単線的な筋の作品を「レシ（物語）」、『パリュード』、『鎖を離れたプロメテ』（1899）、『法王庁の抜け穴』などの批判的・諧謔的な作品を「ソチ（茶番劇）」と分類して、「ロマン（小説）」と区別している。
1893年、北アフリカ（アルジェリア、チュニジア）を旅行。以後たびたび同地へ赴き、オスカー・ワイルドと邂逅、娼婦との交流や同性愛を経験する。この一連の体験が文学者としての転機となった。
1869年パリ生まれ。父親はパリ大学法学部教授をつとめた。叔父は経済学者のシャルル・ジッド。アルザス学院に学ぶが、放校となり、しばらく神経を病む。復学後、ピエール・ルイスと出会い、アンリ4世校の哲学学級に進学。ポール・ヴァレリーらとも親交を結び、やがてステファヌ・マラルメの「火曜会」に出入りするようになる。1890年に『アンドレ・ヴァルテールの手記』を出版。マラルメから絶賛され、その後も象徴主義の影響が色濃い作品を発表する。
高知県東部に属し、南北に細長い。人口は海岸沿いの旧和食村に集中している。産業は農業が主である。山間部は林業が盛んであったが、過疎高齢化が著しく、白髪地区のように消滅した集落もある。
米ファイザー社が「VIAGRA」を市場投入したのは1998年4月、厚生省が規制緩和政策に本腰を入れたのは1999年暮れの事である。
1994年に日木初の「医薬品専門の個人輸入代行業」バイオニックジェリー "Bionic Jelly.lab" を開業したのは、キュリウスのオーナー田中雅章。独自の視点と行動力で存在しなかったマーケットを開拓し、それを独占する才覚はここでも存分に活かされた。現在インターネット上に存在する「医薬品輸入代行業」は全て、"Bionic Jelly.lab"が発明した手法を踏襲していると言える。メキシコに本社を置き、抗うつ薬とスマートドラッグ、アンチエイジング薬等を多くの顧客に届けてきたが、2002年から営業活動を停止している。
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