François Mauriac published 29 novels, 5 novellas, 8 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with La Robe Prétexte (1914). The best-known is Vipers' Tangle (1932).
Updated September 2026
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Vipers' Tangle
François Mauriac's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
La Robe Prétexte (1914)
Questions of Precedence (1921)
Le Fleuve De Feu (1922)
The Kiss to the Leper (May 1922)
Le Mal (1924)
Le Désert De L'amour (1925)
Thérèse Desqueyroux (1927)
Le Noeud De Vipères (1932)
Vipers' Tangle (1932)
Le Mystère Frontenac (1933)
La Fin De La Nuit (1935)
Asmodee (1938)
A Woman of Pharisees (1941)
Woman of the Pharisees (1946)
The Unknown Sea (1948)
The Desert of Love (1951)
The Knot of Vipers (1951)
The Loved and the Unloved (1952)
The Lamb (L'agneau) (1955)
Lines of Life (Destins) (1957)
Memoires Interieurs (1960)
Le Sagouin (1963)
La Pharisienne (1966)
A Mauriac Reader (1968)
Le Nouveau Bloc-notes, 1961-1964 (1968)
Thérèse (1969)
Un Adolescent D'autrefois (1969)
Maltaverne (1970)
The Frontenac Mystery (1971)
Novellas in order
La Province (1926)
Le Roman (1928)
God and Mammon (1936)
The Holy Terror (1964)
Thérèse Desqueyroux [ Language (2013)
Non-fiction in order
Life of Jesus (1937)
Proust's Way (1950)
The Son of Man (1958)
Second Thoughts (1961)
What I Believe (1963)
De Gaulle (1964)
Nouveaux Mémoires Intérieurs (1965)
Le Romancier Et Ses Personnages (1968)
Other books in order
Orages (1926)
The Stumbling Block (1952)
Les\Anges Noirs (1987)
Film and TV adaptations
- Thérèse Desqueyroux (2012)Film · from Thérèse Desqueyroux
About François Mauriac
François Charles Mauriac was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française, and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958.
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François Mauriac FAQ
- How many books has François Mauriac written?
- François Mauriac published 29 novels, 5 novellas, 8 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read François Mauriac's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Vipers' Tangle.
- What is François Mauriac's last book?
- The Frontenac Mystery (1971).
- What is François Mauriac's most famous book?
- Vipers' Tangle (1932) is François Mauriac's most widely read book.
- Does François Mauriac write under a pen name?
- Yes: François Mauriac has also published as Forez and François Sturel.
- Which François Mauriac books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Thérèse Desqueyroux (film, 2012).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.