Description

In this haunting novel, a family’s fragile bonds are tested by guilt, desire, and the quiet terrors that live beneath everyday life. As fear tightens its grip and hope struggles to survive, the story follows characters who must confront what they have done—and what they cannot bear to admit. With Mauriac’s signature psychological intensity, the book explores themes of moral responsibility, spiritual longing, and the ways love can both wound and redeem. Part intimate drama and part moral inquiry, it offers an inventive, provocative chronicle of the human heart’s darkest corners.

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Published Jan 1, 1955

168 pages

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Details

First Published

1954

Language

fra

Translation

From: fra

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Lamb by François Mauriac.

Death/Grief
Abuse