Dover Thrift Editions: The Revolt of the Angels (Paperback)

from baswood

Perhaps only an author whose literary reputation was firmly established could have published this novel in 1914. It has elements of science fiction, certainly of fantasy, yet is a satire on war, government and religion; and places the reader firmly in Paris, at a time when the city was braced for...

from DarthDeverell

Anatole France's La Revolte des Anges tells the story of Arcade, the guardian angel of Maurice d'Esparvieu. While reading d'Esparvieu's extensive library with tomes and treatises on metaphysics, astronomy, religion, and other subjects, the angel comes to the realization that god, whom he calls Ia...

from TheWasp

Maurice d'Esparvieu's guardian angel, Arcade, after studying many ancient texts, decides he no longer believes in the power of Ialdabaoth (God), and wishes to live among men on earth. Here withother earthly angels a revolt is planned. An enjoyable tale, laced with humor, which discusses the balan...

from TheCriticalTimes

Sometimes you read a novel which has a great idea, a well thought out concept and a style that completely nullifies all of the amazing thoughts embedded in the work. The Revolt of the Angels is such a book. Much like Paradise Lost and Dante's Divine Comedy, the novel takes on such big concepts as...

from TheCriticalTimes

Sometimes you read a novel which has a great idea, a well thought out concept and a style that completely nullifies all of the amazing thoughts embedded in the work. The Revolt of the Angels is such a book. Much like Paradise Lost and Dante's Divine Comedy, the novel takes on such big concepts as...