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Thérèse Desqueyroux (French pronunciation: [teʁɛz dɛskɛʁu]) is a 1927 French novel by François Mauriac. Plot [ edit ] The novel is set in the Landes , a sparsely populated area of south-west France covered largely with pine forests.
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François Mauriac: Thérèse Desqueyroux (Therese; later: Therese Desqueyroux. This is certainly one of Mauriac’s best-known novels, partially helped by the two films of the book, both made by well-known directors with well-known actresses in the title role, and made exactly fifty years apart. But its theme also fascinated 1920s France.
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Nov 7, 2019 · Therese Desqueyroux by Mauriac, Francʹois, 1885-1970. Publication date 1927 Topics French literature -- 20th century, French literature Publisher
Nobel-prize winner François Mauriac's masterpiece is Thérèse Desqueyroux, the story of a complex woman trapped by provincial life. First published in 1927, this astonishing and daring novel has echoes of Madame Bovary and has recently been made into a ravishing film starring Amélie actress Audrey Tautou.
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Thérèse Desqueyroux [teʁɛz deskeʁuː] 1 est un livre de François Mauriac paru en 1927. En 1950, ce roman fut inclus dans la liste du Grand prix des Meilleurs romans du demi-siècle 2. Il a été aussi adapté au cinéma en 1962 par Georges Franju et en 2012 par Claude Miller .
Apr 30, 2002 · François Mauriac, Gerard Hopkins (Translator) 3.78. 892 ratings49 reviews. From the moment she walks from court having been charged with attempting to poison her husband, to her banishment, escape to Paris, and final years of solitude and waiting, the life of Thérèse Desqueyroux is passionate and tortured. The victim of a hostile fate ...
François Mauriac. Sheed & Ward, Mar 11, 2005 - Religion - 156 pages. François Mauriac's masterpiece and one of the greatest Catholic novels, Thérèse Desqueyroux is the haunting story of an unhappily married young woman whose desperation drives her to thoughts of murder. Mauriac paints an unforgettable portrait of spiritual isolation and ...
