Author: François Mauriac Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504076133 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 320
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Three great nonfiction works from the Nobel Prize–winning, Catholic, French author of Thérèse Desqueyroux. Saint Margaret of Cortona For François Mauriac, Saint Margaret of Cortona became a source of fascination and solace during the Nazi occupation of France. During that time, feeling himself and all his countrymen to be among the downtrodden, he wrote this biography of the thirteenth-century Italian penitent who would become the patron saint of the homeless . . . Born in 1247 to a farming family in a small village outside Perugia, Margaret of Cortona was willful and reckless in her youth. At age seventeen, she became a wealthy man’s mistress—even bearing his son out of wedlock. But her life of sin ended when she found her lover murdered. Devoting herself to prayer and penance, Margaret eventually joined the Third Order of St. Francis and took a vow of poverty. She established a hospital for the poor and homeless at Cortona. On divine command, she challenged her own bishop for his lavish and warlike lifestyle. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1728, she became a patron saint of the downtrodden, including the falsely accused, homeless, orphaned, and mentally ill, as well as midwives, penitents, single mothers, reformed prostitutes, and third children. Letters on Art and Literature In this collection of letters, Mauriacshares fascinating insights through correspondence with Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, and other authors, artists, intellectuals, as well as the readers of his various articles and columns. The letters delve into a variety of topics—from the death of Georges Bernanos to the correspondence between Paul Claudel and Andre Gide, and the Routier youth movement. Proust’s Way The thinking and suffering of the author of Remembrance of Things Past are intimately exposed in these letters to Mauriac.
Author: François Mauriac Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0742531694 Category : Languages : en Pages : 216
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In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel What Was Lost and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay God and Mammon, Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world.
Author: Elsie Estelle Pell Publisher: Hassell Street Press ISBN: 9781015002074 Category : Languages : en Pages : 114
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: François 1885-1970 Mauriac Publisher: Hassell Street Press ISBN: 9781014487834 Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: François Mauriac Publisher: CUA Press ISBN: 0813227895 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 345
Book Description
Presenting a selection of some ninety editorials penned by the Catholic novelist and intellectual Francois Mauriac, this book provides for the first time an opportunity for English-speaking readers to discover the incisive power, passionate humanity and historical perspicacity that made his voice one of the most resonant in the French press.
Author: François Mauriac
Author: François Mauriac
Author: François Mauriac
Author: François Mauriac
Author: Elsie Estelle Pell
Author: François 1885-1970 Mauriac
Author: François Mauriac
Author: François Mauriac
Author: Michael Francis Moloney
Author: François Mauriac