The Impostor

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Georges Bernanos
• Assisted by: J. C. Whitehouse (Translation), J C Whitehouse (Translation)
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.05.1999
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780803261532
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-6153-2
• Pages: 250
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 299 g
• Subjects: FICTION / General; Fiction - General