{"product_id":"thais-large-print","title":"Thais — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the soul you set out to save exposes the desires you think you have conquered?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Egyptian desert, Paphnuce leads a community of monks beside the Nile. He believes God has chosen him to save Thais, the actress and courtesan Alexandria adores. He knows her from his worldly youth, and her memory will not leave him alone. Certain of his purpose, he leaves the desert for the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexandria greets him with theatres, philosophers and pleasure, a world divided between old gods and new faith. Thais fears age and death and wonders whether another life is possible. In Anatole France’s short, ironic novel, their meeting tests the distance between holiness and appetite—and the danger of knowing what is good for someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertainty under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a severe monk whose mission brings him close to the world he rejects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA woman seeking change\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Thais beyond the applause, where fear of death unsettles a life of admiration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA city of contrasts\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step from desert austerity into Alexandria’s bright, crowded streets and enchanted theatre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gentler kind of doubt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Nicias, a philosopher who questions certainty and values beauty, books and kindness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIrony without easy answers\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore faith and desire through polished prose that refuses a plain moral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy short, witty, philosophical fiction, early Christian Egypt, and searching questions about faith and pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Paphnuce from the desert into the city he thinks he understands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534569570652,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/05800_en_ebook-front_c26_baa4b811-23fe-41b2-acfd-cc472469f6f2.jpg?v=1792174901","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/thais-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}