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(0)Anatole France
This masterwork of satire is a must-read for anyone who has ever rolled their eyes at the soft-focus, heavily romanticized histories of Europe's origins that were popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In Anatole France's hilarious account, a half-blind missionary lands on a remote island and immediately sets about converting all the natives (which are actually penguins) to Christianity. Centuries' worth of historical hijinks ensue.
...In 1881, French novelist Anatole France burst onto the European literary landscape with his first novel, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. Protagonist Bonnard is a refined academic who has long lived at a remove from the tumult and tribulation of the real world. But when a chance encounter plunges him into the midst of a dramatic domestic dispute, he springs into action.
Anatole France (1844–1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by
...This short story collection from eminent French writer Anatole France is a fitting introduction to his diverse body of work. With topics ranging from encounters with Satan to doomed romances, it's an engaging grab-bag of entertaining tales rendered in France's wry, ironic, understated tone.
In this timeless tale, French writer Anatole France recasts the life and works of the beloved 4th century saint who was the distant ancestor of our modern-day Santa Claus. Known for his eminently generous personality, St. Nicolas has also had a number of miracles attributed to him, including the resurrection of three children who had been murdered by a crazed butcher.
French literary master Anatole France breathes new life into the age-old French folktale about a murderous aristocrat with a propensity for ending his many marriages in a not-so-legal manner. In France's version of the story, some newly uncovered evidence sheds light on Bluebeard's true nature and suggests that the legendary lover has been unfairly saddled with his reputation for rage killings.
Though putatively geared for younger audiences, these sophisticated and darkly nuanced tales and sketches bear the mark of Anatole France's ironic, detached authorial presence. From original works to re-imagined versions of classic folktales, it's a charming and thought-provoking collection.
8) Thais
In what some critics and fans regard as Anatole France's most accomplished novel, the writer revisits the classic struggle between spiritual faith and sensual pleasures. The story revolves around Thais, a renowned entertainer and confirmed hedonist, and Paphnutius, a zealous prophet who undertakes an arduous journey with the aim of saving Thais' soul and setting her on a path toward righteousness—only to find his own faith shaken to the core.
...What starts out as a harmless flirtation festers into a fatal obsession in this chilling short novel from Anatole France. The beautiful actress Félicie has engaged in a number of brief dalliances, ensnaring the hearts of many men along the way. But one connection runs much deeper than she realized — and Félicie and her new lover are made to pay for her perceived fickleness.