# Thaïs

By Anatole France.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Egypt -- Fiction; Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction; Courtesans -- Fiction; Hermits -- Fiction; Christian women saints -- Fiction

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