The Diary of a Country Priest
In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself. Awarded the Grand Prix for Literature by the Academie Francaise, The Diary of a Country Priest was adapted...
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In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself. Awarded the Grand Prix for Literature by the Academie Francaise, The Diary of a Country Priest was adapted into an acclaimed film by Robert Bresson. “A book of the utmost sensitiveness and compassion...it is a work of deep, subtle and singularly encompassing art.” — New York Times Book Review (front page)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780786709618 (0786709618)
Publish date: January 9th 2002
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Christian,
Christianity,
France,
Spirituality,
Catholic
I read this decades ago and found it very moving - despite the fact that I am not (and was not) very religious (to put it mildly). I only post it now because it came up recently in a conversation. I have no idea how it would read for me today, of course - and I have no plans to find out.There is so...
I thought this was one of those books that comes with a “guarantee.” But of course no book comes with a blanket guarantee. Still, I’d read only glowing reviews and boy was I ready for a “triumphant experience.” But on p. 26 I couldn’t make heads or tails of what I was really reading about. On p. 54 ...
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