<DIV>The secular and the pious. The rich and the poor. Those with ?a capacity for destiny” and those who ?cannot afford it.” <I>Emmaus</I> is a world of stark contrasts, one in which four young men?all from proud, struggling families, and all lusting after Andre, a hyper- sexual woman?are goaded from adolescence to manhood in a torrent of exploits and crises, sexual awakenings and morbid depressions, naivety and fatalism.<BR>A brilliant portrait of the perils and uncertainties of youth and faith, <I>Emmaus</I> is a remarkable novel from one of the very best writers in Europe.<BR></DIV>