Love's desert

Author: [French] Fran?ois Mauriac
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book won the Académie Fran?aise Prize for Fiction in 1925. The protagonist, Raymond Cureau, who indulges in the nightlife of Paris, portrays his youth spent in Bordeaux and the character and experiences of his father through hazy memories. It traces the dramatic conflict between the father and son over the simultaneous remarriage of their widowed mother, Maria Cruz. Throughout the narrative, in addition to using flashback and interior monologue, it incorporates the stream-of-consciousness technique highly esteemed by Mauriac, which skillfully blends past memories and reality, creating a touching and unique portrayal.