{"product_id":"vipers-tangle","title":"Vipers' Tangle","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy François Mauriac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom its bitter beginning \u003c\/b\u003eas a hate-filled letter to an estranged wife to its harrowing, untimely conclusion, \u003ci\u003eVipers’ Tangle\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing tale of pride and passion. With the remarkable subtlety combined with sudden recklessness which marks all his fiction, Mauriac reveals the mundane events, details, and personalities of the story as a series of spiritual and psychological battles against God, family, and self—as Monsieur Louis is caught betwixt the lure of sin and the sublime workings of grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt was not money that this miser really treasured, nor, in his blind fury, was it vengeance that he sought. What it was that he truly loved you may discover who have the strength of mind, and the courage, to follow his story to the end….\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWith its superb narrative arc and unflinching examination of the human heart, \u003ci\u003eVipers’ Tangle\u003c\/i\u003e stands as one of the greatest novels—Catholic or otherwise—of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMauriac remains unequalled in conciseness and expressive force of language.\u003c\/em\u003e (Anders Österling)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Mauriac \u003c\/b\u003e(1885–1970) was a French, Roman Catholic novelist, poet, critic, and journalist. Critically acclaimed and respected, Mauriac received the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Desert of Love\u003c\/i\u003e; was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d’honneur; and named laureate of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826511\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42861785514078,"sku":"978-1952826511","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":42861785546846,"sku":"978-1952826512","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/Product110.jpg?v=1780986907","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/vipers-tangle","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}