{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-country-priest-9780786709618","title":"The Diary of a Country Priest","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollow 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\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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. \"A book of the utmost sensitiveness and compassion...it is a work of deep, subtle and singularly encompassing art.\" -- New York Times Book Review (front page).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Bernanos\u003c\/b\u003e, a winner of the Prix Femina, also wrote the novels \u003ci\u003eUnder Satan's Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Open Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611095044370,"sku":"9780786709618","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e34f03e-ad8e-4c1b-a504-6d552ee92d7e.jpg?v=1732356858","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-diary-of-a-country-priest-9780786709618","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}