Thais by Anatole France
"Thais" by Anatole France is a novel published in 1890. Based on the life of a legendary 4th-century Egyptian saint, it tells the story of Paphnuce, an ascetic hermit who travels to Alexandria to convert Thais, a famous libertine beauty. When he succeeds in bringing her to Christianity, an unexpected transformation occurs—he becomes obsessed with her former life while she devotes herself to repentance. Their spiritual journeys take ironic and tragic turns
in this tale of faith, desire, and illusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | France, Anatole, 1844-1924 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Douglas, Robert B. (Robert Bruce), 1848-1927 |
| Title | Thais |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Egypt -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction |
| Subject | Courtesans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hermits -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christian women saints -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2078 |
| Release Date | Mar 22, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 585 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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