{"product_id":"2026200009961-secondhand-a-francois-mauriac-omnibus","title":"A François Mauriac Omnibus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: good. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew writers have dissected the hypocrisies of French Catholic bourgeois society with the surgical precision of François Mauriac, and this omnibus brings together four of his most celebrated works — The Desert of Love, The Knot of Vipers, The Frontenac Mystery, and A Woman of the Pharisees — in a single, indispensable volume. Translated with elegance and fidelity by Gerard Hopkins, these novels paint a portrait of provincial France consumed by repressed desire, spiritual torment, and the suffocating weight of family obligation, each narrative a masterclass in psychological realism.\n\nMauriac, a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1952), writes with a dark, confessional intensity that strips his characters bare, revealing the vast chasm between outward piety and inner corruption. His prose carries a moral urgency rooted in his deep Catholic faith, yet never descends into didacticism — instead, it illuminates the tragic frailty of the human condition with compassion and unflinching clarity. For readers yet to encounter Mauriac's world, this omnibus is an unmissable entry point; for those who already know it, it is an essential companion that will only deepen the haunting resonance of his vision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130602954971,"sku":"2026200009961-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/79f5d00b-0f96-4790-b2ce-97f11c336023.png?v=1786587293","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009961-secondhand-a-francois-mauriac-omnibus","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}