St. Mawr & The Man Who Died

This volume includes an acclaimed novella of a woman’s escape from a loveless marriage, and in the author’s final story, a provocative depiction of Jesus.

In St. Mawr, a woman’s encounter with a noble stallion inspires her to seek a new life full of vitality. Abandoning both her brittle homeland and her sterile marriage, she sets out on a journey of self-discovery that takes her all the way to the mountains of the American West.

Lawrence’s final work, The Man Who Died, offers an intimate portrait of Christ after his resurrection. With his second chance at life, he rediscovers the world and its sensuous gifts, ultimately finding the meaning he seeks with a priestess in a temple of Isis.

Originally published in Paris as The Escaped Cock, the story was later revised and retitled.