Vipers' Tangle (MP3 CD) (ISBN-13: 9781441762283)

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 multimillionaire, 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.

Author: Francois Mauriac
ISBN-10: 1441762280
ISBN-13: 9781441762283
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2010
Format: MP3 CD
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d