François Mauriac
Born
in Bordeaux, France
October 11, 1885
Died
September 01, 1970
Genre
Influences
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Thérèse Desqueyroux
188 editions
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published
1927
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Vipers' Tangle
165 editions
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published
1932
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Thérèse
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The Desert of Love
120 editions
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published
1925
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Le Sagouin
28 editions
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published
1951
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Génitrix
38 editions
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published
1923
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Le Baiser au lépreux
78 editions
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published
1922
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The Woman of the Pharisees
by
77 editions
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published
1941
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The Frontenac Mystery
by
63 editions
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published
1933
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La Fin de la nuit
41 editions
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published
1935
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“No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.”
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“ ‘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.”
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