← Herve BazinThe Matrimonial Bedby Herve BazinFind on Amazon↗About the authorHerve BazinFrench author known for his acerbic fictional portraits of bourgeois family life. Viper in the Fist, his autobiographical debut, was a sensation for its unflinching portrait of a tyrannical mother.More by Herve BazinViper in the FistRebellious boy battles oppressive mother in coming-of-age novel→Head Against the WallsAsylum inmate's struggle for freedom and sanity in oppressive institution→Folly→Cry of the Owl→