'François Augiéras' in OBA Collectie

The novel is set in the Sarladais (the Dordogne region of France). An adolescent boy is sent to live with a 35-year-old priest, who becomes his teacher and spiritual mentor, and exerts a powerful control over the boy. He abuses him physically and sexual...

First published in 1968 by Christian Bourgois, this book provides an understanding of Augiéras's career. It begins with the entry to Stanislas College in Paris, and ends with his commitment, in 1958, to a Méharist company in southern Algeria. He share...