François Mauriac





François Mauriac

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born
December 13, 1901 in Bordeaux, France

died
September 01, 1970

gender
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About this author

Awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life."

He is acknowledged to be one of the greatest Roman Catholic writers of the 20th century.


Average rating: 4.10 · 5,435 ratings · 489 reviews · 74 distinct works
Viper's Tangle
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1932 — 23 editions
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Thérèse
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1927 — 23 editions
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The Desert of Love
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1925 — 10 editions
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The Woman of the Pharisees
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions
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Le sagouin
2.97 of 5 stars 2.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions
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Le Baiser Au Lepreux
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions
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Genitrix
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions
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The Frontenacs
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1933 — 8 editions
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Flesh and Blood
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3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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La Fin de la Nuit
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1935 — 3 editions
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More books by François Mauriac…
“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.”
François Mauriac

“No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.”
François Mauriac

“Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are" is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread.”
François Mauriac

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