Vipère au poing

Viper to the fist, it is the ruthless fight delivered by Jean Rezeau, said Brasse-Bouillon, and his brothers, to their mother, an odious woman, whom they nicknamed Folcoche. Screaming of hatred and revolt, this novel, largely autobiographical, the first d'Hervé Bazin, brought him fame and immediately classified him among the most read contemporary writers.