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Books are missing from the archbishop's shelves and the librarian is helpless to explain until the culprit is revealed: Arcade, the clergyman's guardian angel, has been educating himself. Immersion in works of philosophy and science has convinced Arcade that God is a cruel tyrant... Read Full Overview

About The Revolt of the Angels "No--we will not conquer the heavens. Enough to have the power. War engenders war, and victory defeat. God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot." Revolt of the Angels is a novel... Read Full Overview

At seven o'clock on the evening of that day, having as usual replaced all the books which had been taken from their shelves, and having assured himself that he was leaving everything in good order, he quitted the library, double-locking the door after him. According to his usual... Read Full Overview

Anatole France was one of the late 19th century's most popular authors. A French poet and novelist, France was responsible for a number of best sellers and won a Nobel Prize in 1921 near the end of his life.

Nobel Prize laureate Anatole France's The Revolt of the Angels, often considered his most profound novel, tells the story of Arcade, the guardian angel of Maurice d'Esparvieu, who falls in love and joins the revolutionary movement of angels. Originally published in 1914.

La rebeli n de los ngeles es una novela que para muchos cr ticos es la m s profunda de la literatura francesa de principios del siglo XX. Narrada con delicioso estilo e iron a venenosa, nos sit a en el centro de la m s audaz y quim rica de las empresas imaginables: destronar... Read Full Overview

BENEATH the shadow of St. Sulpice the ancient mansion of the d'Esparvieu family rears its austere three stories between a moss-grown fore-court and a garden hemmed in, as the years have elapsed, by ever loftier and more intrusive buildings, wherein, nevertheless, two tall chestnut... Read Full Overview

First published in 1914, "The Revolt of the Angels" is one of the final works by celebrated French author and Nobel Prize winner Anatole France. Considered by many critics to be his most profound and significant work, it is the story of the angel Arcade who has grown tired... Read Full Overview

Lucifer peut-il d tr ner Dieu ? C'est la question qui agite les anges qui se rebellent contre Dieu, bien d cid s fomenter un coup d' tat. L'action se d roule sous la Troisi me R publique o Paris sert de d cor cette critique sociale bien men e pleine d'ironie et de f rocit... Read Full Overview

"The Revolt of the Angels" by Anatole France is a literary masterpiece that takes readers on a whimsical and thought-provoking journey into the celestial realm. In this satirical and visionary novel, angels rebel against their divine duties, questioning the very essence of... Read Full Overview

Perhaps -- France herein makes similar points -- with tongue firmly in cheek, of course. You'll just to decide for yourself. France won the Nobel Prize for literature back in the days when it meant something. This farce is a treat whether or not the conspiracy... Read Full Overview