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Francois Mauriac's masterpieces and one of the greatest Catholic
novels, Therese 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 despair, but he also dramatizes the complex realites of forgiveness, grace, and redemption.

Set in the countryside outside Bordeaux, in a region of overwhelming heat and sudden storms, the novel's landscape reflects the inner world of Therese, a figure who has captured the imaginations of readers for generations.

Raymond N. MacKenzie's new translation, the first since 1947, captures the poetic lyricism of Mauriac's prose as well as the intensity of his stream-of-consciousness narrative. MacKenzie provides notes and a biographical and interpretive introduction to help readers better appreciate the mastery of Francois Mauriac, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952.

Capodoperele lui Francois Mauriac si una dintre cele mai mari romane catolice, Therese Desqueyroux este povestea bantuitoare a unei tinere casatorite nefericite a carei disperare o conduce la gandurile de crima. Mauriac picteaza un portret de neuitat al izolarii spirituale si al disperarii, dar dramatizeaza si realitatile complexe ale iertarii, gratiei si rascumpararii. Situat in mediul rural din afara Bordeauxului, intr-o regiune de caldura coplesitoare si furtuni bruste, peisajul romanului reflecta lumea interioara. de Therese, o figura care a captat imaginatia cititorilor de generatii.