Thais by Anatole France
"Thais" by Anatole France is a novel published in 1890. Based on the life of a legendary 4th-century saint, it tells the story of Paphnuce, an ascetic hermit who travels to Alexandria to convert Thais, a beautiful libertine he once knew. He succeeds in bringing her to Christianity, but their spiritual journey takes an unexpected turn as he becomes haunted by her former life while she finds faith. A tale of devotion,
temptation, and the blurred lines between salvation and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | France, Anatole, 1844-1924 |
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| Translator | Onerva, L., 1882-1972 |
| Title | Thais |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 40.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| 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. | 53529 |
| Release Date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 244 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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