Follow a young Catholic cleric as his faith is laid bare through his reflections on his parishioners in the Best Spiritual Book of the 20th Century ( USA Today ). - New York Times Book Review (front page)..
A book of the utmost sensitiveness and compassion...it is a work of deep, subtle and singularly encompassing art.
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.
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.
Follow a young Catholic cleric as his faith is laid bare through his reflections on his parishioners in the Best Spiritual Book of the 20th Century ( USA Today )