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OverviewAI-generated
Georges Bernanos (1888–1948) was a French writer, novelist, essayist, and journalist. Born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, he served in World War I and died of liver cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine. A Catholic, he wrote in French and was influenced by Thérèse of Lisieux, Léon Bloy, and Charles Péguy.
His notable work includes *The Diary of a Country Priest*. Bernanos received the Prix Femina, the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, and the Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century. Other works listed include *L'imposture*, *La joie*, *Français, si vous saviez, 1945-1948*, *Nous autres Français*, and *Écrits de combat*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1888-02-20
- Died
- 1948-07-05
- Works
- 236
Top works
- Georges Bernanos
- L'imposture
- La joie
- Français, si vous saviez, 1945-1948
- Nous autres Français
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Paris, France
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 264
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,300x
- Dynamical mean-field theory of strongly correlated fermion systems and the limit of infinite dimensions
· 1996 · cited 6,412x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,521x
- Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men
· 2010 · cited 4,373x
- Host–microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease
· 2012 · cited 4,299x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “For temptation is like the birth of another man inside a man, a horrible extension of himself. He drags this weight in his heart, not daring to cast it from him. For where could he cast it? Into another heart? The saint is always alone, at the foot of the cross. No other friend.”
- “The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Louis Émile Clément Georges Bernanos ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ bɛʁnanɔs]; 20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. A Catholic with monarchist leanings, he was critical of elitist thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He believed this had led to France's defeat and eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II. His two best-known novels Sous le soleil de Satan (1926) and the Journal d'un curé de campagne (1936) both revolve around a parish priest who combats evil and despair in the world. Most of his novels have been translated into English and frequently published in both Great Britain and the United States.
Life and career
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