Georges Bernanos | |
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| Born | Louis Émile Clément Georges Bernanos 20 February 1888 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 July 1948 (aged 60) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Under the Sun of Satan, The Diary of a Country Priest |
| Children | 4, including Michel Bernanos |
Louis Émile Clément Georges Bernanos (French: [ʒɔʁʒ bɛʁnanɔs];[1] 20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. A Catholic with monarchist leanings,[2] he was critical of elitist thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He believed this had led to France's defeat and eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II.[3] His two best-known novels Sous le soleil de Satan (1926) and the Journal d'un curé de campagne (1936) both revolve around a parish priest who combats evil and despair in the world.[4] Most of his novels have been translated into English and frequently published in both Great Britain and the United States.
- ^ "Bernanos", Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
- ^ Allen, W. Gore (1948). "George Bernanos: A Mystic in the World," The Irish Monthly, Vol. 76, No. 903, pp. 414-416.
- ^ Tobin, Michael R. (2007). Georges Bernanos: The Theological Source of his Art. McGill-Queen's University Press.
- ^ Norwich, John Julius (1985–1993). Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.