The Atheist's Mass by Honoré de Balzac
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"The Atheist's Mass" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1836. When a doctor discovers his mentor—a renowned surgeon and fierce atheist—secretly attending mass four times a year, he confronts him about this puzzling contradiction. The surgeon reveals a deeply moving story about a humble water-carrier who rescued him from poverty during his student years. Their unlikely friendship and the dying man's final wish lead to an act of
gratitude that transcends belief itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Title | The Atheist's Mass |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Messe_de_l%27ath%C3%A9e |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1220 |
| Release Date | Dec 3, 2005 |
| Last Update | Apr 4, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 613 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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