The Song of Bernadette (novel)
First UK edition (published by Hamish Hamilton, 1942) | |
| Author | Franz Werfel |
|---|---|
| Subject | Bernadette Soubirous Our Lady of Lourdes Lourdes apparitions Lourdes water |
The Song of Bernadette (German: Das Lied von Bernadette) is a 1941 novel that tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 reported eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. The novel was written by Franz Werfel and translated into English by Lewis Lewisohn in 1942. It was extremely popular, spending more than a year on the New York Times Best Seller list and 13 weeks in first place.
The novel was adapted into the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette, starring Jennifer Jones.