The Crime (novel)
The Crime (French: Un crime) is a 1935 novel by the French writer Georges Bernanos. It has also been published as A Crime. The novel is a detective story that was written for commercial prospects.[1]
Publication
The book was published by Plon in 1935. An English translation by Anne Green was published in 1936 under the title A Crime. It was republished in 1946 with the title changed to The Crime.[2]
Reception
Kenneth D. Whitehead writes in the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy: "Although the book contains unmistakable Bernanosian themes and treatments, it is not one of the author's best or most characteristic novels."[1] Marine de Tilly of Le Point reviewed the book in 2011: "Between detective novel and spiritual adventure, between the lyricism of the language and the discomfort caused by the investigation, Bernanos leads us to the end of the nose."[3]
