The Lamb (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: François Mauriac
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: 1921
- Setting: Larjuzon, a country home outside Paris
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Marriage, 1920’s, Spiritual life or spirituality, Death or dying, Adoption or adopted children, Priests
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Xavier Dartigelonghue (zhah- VYAY dahr-teezh-LOHNG), a middle-class young man intending to enter a seminary in Paris. Sensitive and intelligent, he is interested in human nature and, by aspiring to the priesthood, hopes to touch the lives of others. On the train to Paris, he meets Jean de Mirbel, who is separating from his wife, Michèle. Through a series of questions on the value of the priesthood, Jean intensifies Xavier’s self-doubts about his vocation and convinces him to return to his home in Larjuzon. This temptation, forcing Xavier to reconsider...
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See Also:
François Mauriac (Cyclopedia of World Authors)François Mauriac (Long Fiction)François Mauriac (Drama)
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