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The Impostor. L'Imposture.
Georges Bernanos
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Description for The Impostor. L'Imposture.
Paperback. Presents an account of the torment that besets Father Cenabre, historian of mysticism and controversial star of the Parisian clergy, when his faith suddenly deserts him. This book explores the delicate balance between redemption and damnation, and highlights the fragility of our constructed selves. Translator(s): Whissen, Anni; Whitehouse, J. C. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
The Impostor is a searching account of the torment that besets Father Cénabre, historian of mysticism and controversial star of the Parisian clergy, when his faith suddenly deserts him. As the priest struggles to cope secretly, he crosses paths with associates on the complex margins of a Church facing modern politics in the early twentieth century. Georges Bernanos’s compelling and dark portraits of that shadowy world’s inhabitants throw into stark relief the determination of a humble priest, Father Chevance, who alone knows Cénabre’s secret and struggles to save him. By turn touching and scathing, The Impostor explores the delicate balance ... Read more
The Impostor is a searching account of the torment that besets Father Cénabre, historian of mysticism and controversial star of the Parisian clergy, when his faith suddenly deserts him. As the priest struggles to cope secretly, he crosses paths with associates on the complex margins of a Church facing modern politics in the early twentieth century. Georges Bernanos’s compelling and dark portraits of that shadowy world’s inhabitants throw into stark relief the determination of a humble priest, Father Chevance, who alone knows Cénabre’s secret and struggles to save him. By turn touching and scathing, The Impostor explores the delicate balance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803261532
SKU
V9780803261532
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About Georges Bernanos
J. C. Whitehouse is Visiting Reader in comparative literature at the University of Bradford. He is the author of Vertical Man: The Human Being in the Catholic Novels of Graham Greene, Sigrid Undset, and Georges Bernanos and the translator of many books including Bernanos’s Mouchette.
Reviews for The Impostor. L'Imposture.
"It is surprising to discover that L'Imposteur has never before been translated into English. Not that it is one of George Berananos's best books. Here he has a promising theme: an intelligent, fashionable priest who loses the faith but continues to carry out his pastoral duties... Whitehouse has been faithful to his author."
TLS, 5 May, 2000
TLS, 5 May, 2000