01701cam a22003733u 4500 53529 UtSlPG 20260610134232.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PQ France, Anatole, 1844-1924 Thais Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) Release date is 2016-11-14 E-text prepared by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "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.) Original publication data not identified Egypt -- Fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Hermits -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction Onerva, L., 1882-1972 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53529 94363 94363