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The book is characterised by some unusual structural devices, including a long internal monologue which often switches perspective, revealing the thoughts of several characters. As in much of Mauriac's work, physical imperfection signifies moral destitution [ citation needed ] and most characters have some sort of flaw — phrases such as "hard black nails", "short bow legs" and "fat little Hippolitus" all describe various male characters, just within the first few chapters.

Mauriac commented on the novel's structure in an interview in The Paris Review in They were methods that were new and surprising at that time. In , Mauriac asked his brother Pierre for documents about the trial in Bordeaux, [3] in , of Madame Canaby, who had attempted to poison her husband.

She was acquitted, but convicted of forging prescriptions. The novel is Mauriac's best known work, and was described as "outstanding" in the biography that accompanied his Nobel Literature Prize citation. Nominations were judged by a distinguished French literary jury chaired by Colette , and the winners were included the following year in a specially published and illustrated collection.

In it came 35th in a national poll to find the best French works of the 20th century. Mauriac also attracted negative criticism. Jean-Paul Sartre famously attacked his work in , accusing him of denying his characters free will and, like God, imposing external fates and moral judgements on them. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Forum on Public Policy. Check date values in: A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

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A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear.

A moving trio story. The year is Although she does it half-heartedly, she thinks that marriage may help her to "sort out all the ideas in her mind". But her disappointment is great.

Her wedding night is all but fascinating and when she becomes pregnant she realizes the baby matters more to Bernard than herself. Written by Guy Bellinger. This excellent film, like the novel, has a challengingly "modern", existential feel, with themes that bring it closer to the ideas of Camus and Sartre than many of Mauriac's other works.

Perhaps too "real" to be hugely dramatic, but real enough to be compelling and fascinating.

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Gilles Lellouche plays husband Bernard to perfection, too, with just the right amount of odious materialism and hypocrisy, combined with a tinge of genuine sympathy. He genuinely can't comprehend his wife and her actions, and responds in the way that he thinks best. The movie is beautifully and atmospherically shot - the best compliment I can pay is that it looks just how I imagined it when I read the book.

Plus it made me want to read the novel again, because it reminded me just how powerful and "modern" a work it is. Despite the film's length, there are no "longueurs" boring bits , and the plot feels surprisingly tight given the lack of action. So watch this film, enjoy the "look", and be surprised and challenged by the characters and their motivations, and by just how modern Mauriac's ideas were, way back in the s.

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