Anatole France

When a bumbling holy man mistakenly baptizes a colony of penguins, God endows the animals with souls and their formerly peaceful community declines into a maelstrom of violence and sin. This witty allegory lampoons French history from ancient to modern times, taking satirical swipes at socialists, royalists, …

Thaïs est un roman d'Anatole France, inspiré du récit de la vie de sainte Thaïs, publié en 1891.