Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite by Pierre Louÿs

"Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite" by Pierre Louÿs is a novel published in 1896. Set in ancient Alexandria, it follows the dangerous game between Chrysis, a courtesan proud of her beauty, and Démétrios, a sculptor unmoved by women's devotion. When Chrysis becomes the only woman indifferent to him, Démétrios pursues her obsessively, committing theft and murder to obtain three precious objects she demands. Their twisted pursuit of desire and beauty leads to a shocking conclusion that scandalized readers upon publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925
Illustrator Zier, Édouard, 1856-1924
Title Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite:_m%C5%93urs_antiques
Credits Produced by James D. Simmons
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Courtesans -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- Fiction
Subject Alexandria (Egypt) -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 36378
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Most Recently Updated Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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