The Diary of a Country Priest
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos
Modern ยท Novel
The Diary of a Country Priest
by Georges Bernanos. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Georges Bernanos, centered on faith, despair, evil; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
- Date
- 1936
- Origin
- France
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Georges Bernanos, centered on faith, despair, evil; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.