Georges Bernanos

Born February 20, 1888· Paris, France

† Died July 5, 1948

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Born into a Parisian craftsman's family and raised in the Pas-de-Calais village of Fressin, Georges Bernanos entered the literary field after serving as a wounded infantryman in the First World War and briefly working in insurance. His early novels, notably Sous le soleil de Satan (1926) and the acclaimed Journal d'un curé de campagne (1936), established him as a Catholic novelist; the latter earn… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources