Le baiser au lépreux by François Mauriac
"Le baiser au lépreux" by François Mauriac is a novel published in 1922. Jean Péloueyre, a hideously ugly young man, marries the pretty Noémi d'Artiailh in an arranged union. He discovers that his physical presence causes her uncontrollable revulsion, and she begins to waste away. Desperate to spare her suffering, Jean makes increasingly drastic sacrifices. This tragic tale of marriage, physical repulsion, and self-destruction became Mauriac's first major success and is considered
his first masterpiece. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mauriac, François, 1885-1970 |
|---|---|
| Title | Le baiser au lépreux |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Baiser_au_l%C3%A9preux |
| Credits | Produced by Winston Smith. Images from the Internet Archive. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Marriage -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Interpersonal attraction -- Fiction |
| Subject | Caregivers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tuberculosis -- Nursing -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51372 |
| Release Date | Mar 5, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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