French writer Francois Mauriac is one of the most prominent figures in the literature of the 20th century. A Nobel Prize winner, he created his own special, Mauriacian, type of novel. Continuing the tradition established by O. de Balzac and E. Zola, Mauriac explores the subtlest nuances of human psychology. In the center of the narrative of most of his works are relationships within the family. Life constantly tests Mauriac’s heroes for strength, and few of them withstand these tests with honor. “The Lamb” is a kind of continuation of the novel “Pharisees”, which expresses one of Mauriac’s cherished ideas - “the miracle of Christianity is that a person can become God." “The Lamb” stands apart from the rest of Mauriac’s work, which attempted to portray a saint. The young man enters the seminary, but is led astray by temptation. But the main thing: he is pushed forward by the thirst for Sacrifice, the desire for the Cross. At its core, “The Lamb” is a story about how the death of a saint changes the world.