The Malefactors Mauriac inspired by Scripture

inspired by Scripture

Dawson’s work in the field of culture…is of outstanding importance

With its superb narrative arc and unflinching examination of the human heart

Per Étienne Gilson

The Malefactors Mauriac inspired by ScriptureBy Caroline Gordon The Malefactors so perfectly captures the enervated carnality and marmoreal frigidity of the Lost Generation, and the ensuing need and the desire for meaning, that Flannery OConnor called it undoubtedly the most serious and successful fictional treatment of a conversion by an American writer to date. Tom and Vera Claiborne have settled at Blenckers Bridge with a motley assortment of friends, family, and literati. Despite life at