A new translation of an early (1927) novel by the French author
(1888-1948) of at least one masterpiece, The Diary of a Country
Priest, among numerous other intense explorations of the doctrinal
intricacies and psychic burdens of the Catholicism that was his
lifelong theme. This novel examines the crise de conscience endured
by Father Cenabre, a scholarly priest whose inexplicable loss of
faith causes a "complete break with the rest of humanity" - a break
that disastrously afflicts both the fellow cleric who labors to
save him and the parishioners whom, in various ways, he fails or
betrays. An often maddeningly discursive work that, nevertheless,
accumulates great power in a devastating portrayal of a tormented
soul that itself becomes a tormentor. (Kirkus Reviews)
"The Impostor" is a searching account of the torment that besets
Father Cenabre, 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 Cenabre's secret and struggles to save him. By turn
touching and scathing, The Impostor explores the delicate balance
between redemption and damnation and illuminates the fragility of
our constructed selves. Georges Bernanos (1888-1948), one of the
twentieth century's most powerful and idiosyncratic writers, was
also the most original Roman Catholic writer of his time. "The
Impostor," the second of his novels published in French, is the
last to be translated into English.
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