By François Mauriac

“We choose the one path open to us, but it was never designed to lead us to our hearts’ desire.”

The Desert of Love traces the psychological and physical torments of a father and son and the woman with whom they both fall in love. For Dr. Courrèges, Maria Cross is an opportunity to escape the mundane and experi­ence a life of passion; whereas his son, Raymond, sees possessing Maria as the final stage of his rite of passage into manhood. Maria herself is one of Mauriac’s most mesmerizing protagonists—mistress to an influential Bordeaux businessman, a mother grieving the death of her only son, and a woman of immense passion and power. 

Awarded the prestigious Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française in 1926, The Desert of Love is a captivating account of human desire, crowned with a subtly brilliant conclusion.

François Mauriac (1885–1970) was a French Catholic novelist, poet, critic, and journalist. Critically acclaimed and respected, Mauriac received the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française for his novel The Desert of Love; was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d’honneur; and named laureate of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Paperback: 194pp.

ISBN: 978-1949899719