| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 42 min.)) : digital |
| Performer |
Read by Geoffrey Howard. |
| Summary |
In this remarkable novel, Mauriac brings his extraordinary talent for probing the inmost core of the human character to what is arguably the most exciting theme in the world: the battle for the human soul. In all of literature there can be few more appalling studies of a soul devoured by pride and avarice, corroded by hatred. Louis, a wretchedly unhappy multi-millionaire, all but personifies evil. Toward the end of his life, seeking to uncover the cause of his unhappiness, he commits to paper his whole bitter story: his indulgent but affection-starved childhood; his first love; the trivial misunderstanding that festered until it poisoned their entire married life and the lives of their children; the old miser's struggle to disinherit his family; and finally, the powerful climax, with divine grace vying to the very end to pierce the evil encrusting Louis' soul. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Disinheritance -- France -- Fiction.
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Husband and wife -- France -- Fiction.
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Revenge -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Howard, Geoffrey. Narrator.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781481547642 (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
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148154764X (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10025975 |
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