Joy

Joy is the story of Chantal de Clergerie, a young woman and visionary who lives a life defined by innocence and purity in the midst of a tangle of insanity, and Abbé Cénabre, a priest grappling with apostasy. In keeping with the other great works of award-winning author Georges Bernanos, Joy is a captivating, insightful, and profound look into the depths of the interior life. In 1929, Joy was awarded the Prix Femina, a literary prize given to what is deemed the best French novel of the year. To this new edition of Joy, Andrew T.J. Kaethler, Ph.D., has contributed an insightful Introduction and collection of Notes for the Reader that deftly describe Bernanos’s style and influences as well as unfold the nuances of the craft on display in the novel.