Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Mauriac's range is not wide, but he has produced, within that range, remarkable books. His characters are authentically human beings. His genre is the tragic novel, but a form in which external happenings have little importance. On the surface his characters live normal lives, but inwardly they are victims of some grave conflict. 609 pgs. Minor underlining.

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