Flesh and Blood
by François Mauriac
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François Mauriac was born in Bordeaux, France on October 11, 1885. He was a novelist, essayist, poet, and playwright. He studied at the University of Bordeaux and the École Nationale des Chartes at Paris before leaving to focus on writing. His first published work, a volume of poems entitled Joined Hands, was published in 1909. He was better show more known as a novelist. His novels include Young Man in Chains, The Stuff of Youth, The Kiss to the Leper, The Desert of Love, Vipers' Tangle, The Frontenac Mystery, The Unknown Sea, and A Woman of the Pharisees. His plays include Asmodée and The Poorly Loved. Mauriac resisted the Nazi invaders and the Vichy regime consistently and courageously during World War II. He was elected to the French Academy in 1933 and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952. He died on September 1, 1970. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Fleich und Blut
- Original title
- La chair et le sang
- Original publication date
- 1921 (Frans) (Frans); 1960 (Nederlands) (Nederlands)
- People/Characters
- Claude Favereau; Bertie Dupint-Gauthier; May Dupont-Gauthier; Edward Dupont-Gauthier; Edith Gonzales
- Dedication
- To Francois Le Grix his friend.
F.M. - First words
- Claude Favereau, after questioning the porters, had found the platform at last, where, well away from the main booking-office, the slow train, with its ancient rolling-stock, was standing in a siding, seemingly forgotten.
- Quotations*
- So sehr zu lieben, das man sterben möchte, ist eher ein Grund zu leben!
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)“Wenn ein Mann für dich gestorben ist, dann ist dein Glück gemacht, Liebling.“
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"When a man kills himself for a woman, my pet, her fortune is made." - Original language*
- Frans
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