In the south-west of France, in the late 1920s, Thérèse Laroque agrees to a marriage of convenience between wealthy families by marrying Bernard Desqueyroux, a bourgeois landowner. Two decades later, Mauriac used the case as inspiration for his most famous novel, THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX. En 1950 , ce roman fut inclus dans la liste du Grand prix des Meilleurs romans du demi-siècle [ 2 ] . It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. (French) Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1989. Something went wrong. In 2010 it was announced that Claude Miller was to remake the film, with Audrey Tautou as Thérèse. Although she does it half-heartedly, she thinks that marriage may help her to "sort out all the ideas in her mind". THERE WAS NOT ONE WORD ABOUT THE BOOK BEING IN FRENCH! Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2004. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. They then settle on his family's property, located in a vast area stretching over acres of pine forests. When she is ordered to attend a dinner party for Anne, her fiancé and his family, she does so, but her emaciated appearance shocks the guests. Please try again. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. this is one of those books (it has an odd affinity w/madame bovary, another heroine of confused intentions and behaviors)that readers will turn to again and again out of a difficult-to-satisfy desire to decode therese and/or themselves. The character of Thérèse recurs in other works by Mauriac, including The End of the Night, Thérèse and the Doctor and Thérèse at the Hotel. Thérèse Desqueroux - 5 - était partie un jour. The novel is Mauriac's best known work, and was described as "outstanding" in the biography that accompanied his Nobel Literature Prize citation. Elle comparaissait pour crime mais un non-lieu en sa faveur vient d'être prononcé. Thérèse lives mainly on wine and cigarettes, falls into a passive stupor and takes to her bed. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Extended holiday return window till Jan 31, 2021, Thérèse Desqueyroux (Les Cahiers Rouges) (French Edition), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Sur le chemin qui la ramène du tribunal vers son mari, la jeune femme fait défiler sa vie, les blessures qui l'ont poussée àcommettre ce crime démoniaque. Was she born "an evil person" and finally what happened after the release? Two decades later, Mauriac used the case as inspiration for his most famous novel, THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX. Why this most unusual crime story, steeped in noir atmosphere (a night journey to the isolated pine forests on the SW French coast), but beginning where most crime novels leave off: with the release of the accused from jail? Having enjoyed the film Therese Desqueyroux recently I wanted to re-read the book. Bernard is a local man with a passion for hunting and defending with conviction the family traditions. After Thérèse is acquitted of trying to poison her husband, Bernard Desqueyroux, she recalls the events that lead to her being charged. Ships from and sold by Foreign Books Illinois. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. He said: " ... in Thérèse Desqueyroux I used some devices that came from the silent films; lack of preparation, the sudden opening, flashbacks. Ils rentrent en calèche àArgelouse, où vit Thérèse avec son mari Bernard Desqueyroux. Nominations were judged by a distinguished French literary jury chaired by Colette, and the winners were included the following year in a specially published and illustrated collection. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This is the best French literary work ever! Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. She suggests that her actions were part of an "imperceptible slope", caused in part by the pressures of motherhood and marriage and the stifling life of a Catholic landowner's wife in 1920s rural France. With Emmanuelle Riva, Philippe Noiret, Edith Scob, Sami Frey. In 2015, Nicole Garcia played Thérèse in the French TV film La fin de la nuit, directed by Lucas Belvaux.[7]. His concern is that the forthcoming marriage of his younger sister Anne, to a suitor approved by the family, is not prevented by any scandal. Mauriac commented on the novel's structure in an interview in The Paris Review in 1953. Pour préserver sa famille du scandale, ce dernier a déposé en faveur de sa femme; Thérèse a obtenu un non-lieu. Please try your request again later. Inspired by a "fait divers" concerning an actual court case that he read in his youth, Mauriac became deeply drawn to the young woman at the centre of it: what motivated her to want to poison her husband; how did her charge for attempted murder led to a sentenced for a much lesser crime? Please try again. Critics[who?] There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Since I like reading books in their original language, I hope I can obtain a few more books from this vendor. He allows Thérèse no company other than unsympathetic servants, keeps their daughter away from her, and threatens to send her to prison for the poisoning if she does not cooperate. Peut-être la plus belle, la plus violente prière romanesque de Mauriac. Am now intrigued to read the sequel to her story which Mauriac wrote in 4 parts but fear it is out of print. Sartre, J.-P., "M. François Mauriac et la liberté", "The Silence of God in the Modern Catholic Novel", François Mauriac, The Art of Fiction No. "Cannes 2012: Haneke v Audiard, but no shows from Malick or PT Anderson", "Claude Miller's last film to close the Festival de Cannes", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thérèse_Desqueyroux_(2012_film)&oldid=959330583, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 May 2020, at 07:42. Thérèse takes the opportunity to attempt to poison her husband, but in forging a prescription, she is discovered. The wedding over, he takes Thérèse to Paris and bids her farewell. Ships from and sold by Book Depository US. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Bernard suffers from an unspecified condition for which he is prescribed arsenic. Why this fascination with an obscure criminal? However, neither Thérèse nor the narrator provides a clear explanation for her behaviour.[1]. Monsieur Larroque, son père, l’attend inquiet. The book was received promptly and is in good condition. Il est décoré de la Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur en 1958. However, Thérèse is quickly stifled by the monotony of her married life. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF! Livre de Poche; 0 edition (January 1, 1989), Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014, the story of therese at the early 20th century casts a light on the rol of Young girls marriages then, Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014. In addition to being dishonored by her own family, she is disowned by her husband's. [5] On 3 June 1950 Le Figaro named it as one of the winners of the "Grand Prix des meilleurs romans du demi-siècle", a prestigious literary competition to find the twelve best French novels of the first half of the twentieth century. The film stars Audrey Tautou and Gilles Lellouche. He singled out the character of Thérèse Desqueyroux as an example of this; Mauriac had recently published The End of the Night, stating in its preface that he wished to "save" Thérèse, prompting Sartre's attack. Instead, Bernard announces that she is to live at his family house, in an isolated spot in the pine forest, at Argelouse. Jean-Paul Sartre famously attacked his work in 1939, accusing him of denying his characters free will and, like God, imposing external fates and moral judgements on them. Directed by Georges Franju. You must read it! Learn more about the program. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Thérèse Desqueyroux is the most famous novel by François Mauriac. They were methods that were new and surprising at that time".[2]. Not only that, he would return to the character in four later novels. Thérèse assumes that she will be able to leave her husband quietly now that the case is over. Bernard decides that the scandal will never be fully forgotten unless Thérèse is allowed to disappear without controversy. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. François Mauriac, né le 11 octobre 1885 à Bordeaux et mort le 1er septembre 1970 à Paris, est un écrivain français. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2013. Thérèse herself is proud of her intelligence and self-perceived wisdom, as well as apparently having an unrequited crush on former childhood friend and sister-in-law Anne – at one point destroying a love letter from Anne to a local Jewish man. You may be charged a restocking fee up to 50% of item's price for used or damaged returns and up to 100% for materially different item. The landscape is as important a character as the human beings, playing a huge part in all their lives and having its own peculiar impact on Therese. It closed the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened out of competition.[3][4][5]. Mauriac also attracted negative criticism. Thérèse Desqueyroux is a 2012 French drama film directed by Claude Miller, based on the 1927 novel of the same name by François Mauriac. How much was the environment in which she lived also responsible for pushing her to this extreme action? Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013. Thérèse Desqueyroux [t e ʁ ɛ z d e s k e ʁ u ː] [1] est un roman de François Mauriac paru en 1927. therese's crimes are arguably commited by the third hand, the one we all generally keep behind our backs. There was a problem loading your book clubs. In 1925, Mauriac asked his brother Pierre for documents about the trial in Bordeaux,[3] in 1906, of Madame Canaby, who had attempted to poison her husband. Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2013. I loved the book the first time and I loved it again after all these years. Not only that, he would return to the character in four later novels. Thérèse Desqueyroux (Penguin Modern Classics) [ Language:English ], L'étranger (Collection Folio, no. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Thérèse Desqueyroux (French pronunciation: [teʁɛz dɛskɛʁu]) is the most famous novel by François Mauriac. [8] The film was released at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on May 27 2012. She was acquitted, but convicted of forging prescriptions.[4]. My memories of the book date from decades ago so I wanted to check whether they were accurate. The novel is set in the Landes, a sparsely populated area of south-west France covered largely with pine forests. Die Tat der Thérèse Desqueyroux (Originaltitel: Thérèse Desqueyroux (teʁɛz deskeʁuː)) ist ein Roman des französischen Schriftstellers und Literaturnobelpreisträgers François Mauriac aus dem Jahr 1927. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Thérèse imagine qu'elle aurait pu être ainsi effacée, anéantie, et que plus tard il n'eût pas même été permis à sa fille, à sa petite Marie, de retrouver dans un album la figure de celle qui l'a mise au monde. Marie, à cette heure, déjà s'endort dans He promises she can leave after Anne's wedding, and moves back to Argelouse to supervise her recovery. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Elle est accompagnée de son avocat nommé Maître Duros. Son père, son avocat et son mari Bernard avaient fait en sorte qu’une version avouable de ce meurtre soit prononcée durant la séance du palais de justice. The language is simple but elegant, and vividly conjures up the life of this young woman, the people around her and the 'Landes' where she lived.
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