Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...THIBAULTS-Roger Martin du Gard -Viking...
...biggest scene in The Thibaults, this one of Antoine's medical and amorous initiation, is also an excellent illustration of Roger Martin du Card's art. It shows his handling of mature, accomplished characters, his mastery of suspense, his trick of giving his characters homely, human reflections at exalted moments in their lives. Unique among French novels, The Thibaults tells a frank, sometimes scandalous story with deceptive innocence, makes the most hackneyed theme of modern fiction-the breakup of a family-fresh, unexpected, unusual...
...writing The Thibaults, taciturn, 58-year-old Roger Martin du Card, then almost unknown, won the 1937 Nobel surprise. With this much of his masterwork before them, U. S. readers may well feel that the award was justified...
...NEWELL MARTIN (I am 84) Huntington...
...others: Rev. Cyril Charlie Martindale, London Jesuit; Rev. Martin Cyril D'Arcy, Master of Oxford's Campion Hall. †f Sheed & Ward...