The Diary of a Country Priest

The Diary of a Country Priest
Author Georges Bernanos
Original title Journal d'un curé de campagne
Translator Pamela Morris
Country France
Language French
Genre novel
Publisher Plon
Publication date
1936
Published in English
1937
Pages 254

The Diary of a Country Priest (French: Journal d'un curé de campagne) is a 1936 novel by the French writer Georges Bernanos. The story is set in Ambricourt in northern France, where a young, newly appointed priest struggles with stomach pains and the lack of faith within his parish. The book was published in English in 1937 in a translation by Pamela Morris.[1]

The novel received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.[2] In 1950 it was named one of the twelve best novels in the French language published between 1900 and 1950.[3] It was the basis for the 1951 film Diary of a Country Priest, directed by Robert Bresson.[4]

References

  1. "The diary of a country priest". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. "Grand Prix du Roman". academie-francaise.fr (in French). Académie française. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  3. La Revue des deux Mondes, numéro 9-12, 1952, p. 221
  4. "Journal d'un curé de campagne". bifi.fr (in French). Cinémathèque Française. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
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