The Atheist's Mass
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
The Atheist's Mass - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Messe_de_l%27ath%C3%A9e Release date is 2005-12-03
Produced by Dagny, and David Widger Produced by Dagny, and David Widger
"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.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
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The Atheist's Mass - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Messe_de_l%27ath%C3%A9e Release date is 2005-12-03
Produced by Dagny, and David Widger Produced by Dagny, and David Widger
"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.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
PQ