100 Best Catholic Novels. Or, How to Buy a Catholic Library for Christmas
12/5/2012
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class=s1>George Bernanos, Monsieur Quine, 1943.
Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear, 1943
Hermann Broch, The Death of Virgil, 1945.
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, 1945.
Francois Mauriac, A Woman of the Pharisees, 1946.
Franz Werfel, Star of the Unborn, 1946.
Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter, 1948.
Giovanni Guareschi, Little World of Don Camillo, 1948.
Evelyn Waugh, Helena, 1950.
Elisabeth Langgasser, The Quest, 1950.
Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, 1951.
Paul Horgan, Things As They Are, 1951
Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood, 1952.
Jose Maria Gironella, The Cypresses Believe in God, 1953.
Jack Kerouac, On the Road, 1957.
John Howard Griffin, The Devil Rides Outside, 1952.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, 1954-55.
Heimito von Doderer, The Demons, 1956.
Julien Green, The Transgressor, 1956.
Alfred Doblin, Tales of a Long Night, 1956.
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What a wonderful list. I love to read and it's great to know there's so much good Catholic reading out there. I hope you will consider my most favorite book for this list - The Fountain of Arethusa by Maurice Zermatten. I wish more of his books were translated, so I could read them.
What a great list! I did not recognize nearly half of the authors/titles. What a challenge! I expected Mr. Hudson to include Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy. I did not expect Jack Kerouac. I do appreciate the previous comments as well.
As a writer who's Catholic, I appreciate the list. Please consider looking at The 12th Disciple as your potential 101st.
Cheers and Merry Christmas!
ONE MORE! In the fun spirit of G.K. Chesterton, I have to add the Catholic novel Museum of Heretics! For True Satire Lovers! A 21st century satire rich with Catholic truth! MUSEUM OF HERETICS defines the Catholic Church of western civilization at its crossroads. In the spirit of C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton, Father Elmo Walsh is the Rocky Balboa of pre-Vatican II doctrine and immutability, while his young assistant, Father Teilhard (Bud) Tanner personifies liberal Catholicism in its various manifestations. An ecclesiastical odd couple to remember! If you love mild satire by its classical definitions, if you enjoy G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis, if you desire a better understanding of conservative & liberal Catholics, you will enjoy MUSEUM OF HERETICS (at Lulu.com). Visiting the rectory has never been so much fun!!!!
While I appreciate the fact that the writer is free to compile a bibliography of his own choosing, I feel that many non-Catholics write from a Catholic perspective. This to me is the more important fact since the writing itself teaches the reader about Catholicism. Willa Cather is one example of a surperb writer using the Catholic perspective. Death Comes for the Archbishop and The Shadow on the Rock are two outstanding examples of her work. Having said that, I am grateful for the bibliography as I am unfamiliar with some of the writers.