France, Anatole 1844-1924 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Thaïs" by Anatole France is a novel published in 1890. An ascetic hermit named Paphnuce travels from the Egyptian desert to Alexandria seeking Thaïs, a beautiful courtesan he once knew. He succeeds in converting her to Christianity, but as she retreats to a convent to repent, he becomes haunted by her former life and beauty. Their spiritual journeys take unexpected turns, leading to a profound reversal of faith and desire that questions the nature of salvation itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) Release date is 2004-08-01 Produced by Carlo Traverso, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Image files courtesy of gallica.bnf.fr Original publication data not identified Egypt -- Fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Hermits -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6377 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6377 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133152.0 6377