âThe Gods Are Athirstâ (1912) is Nobel laureate Anatole Franceâs captivating fictional reimagining of the bloody events of the French Revolution. Gamelin, a young idealistic painter who works with his local government in Pont-Neuf finds himself at the epicentre of the Terror when he is appointed as a juror on the Revolutionary Tribunal. Swept through a procession of unjust trials, Gamelin must reckon with his actions as he determines the fates of those closest to him. As he turns drunk with power and vengeance, Gamelinâs actions set forth a violent and horrific chain of events that end only with blood.
âThe Gods Are Athirstâ is a brilliant but horrifying depiction of how fear and a warped sense of justice only serve to bring chaos. A masterpiece in its own right, âThe Gods Are Athirstâ is an essential read for anyone interested in French history or looking for a gripping tale of the fall of the man and the cost of vengeance.
François-Anatole Thibault (1844 â 1924), better known as Anatole France, was a French journalist, poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate for literature. Spending much of his early life in his fatherâs bookshop, France quickly rose to prominence as a respected author of over 25 works. A French Classicist writer with a style reminiscent of Voltaire and FÃĐnÃĐlon, Franceâs work has a strong preoccupation with scepticism and hedonism. He is best remembered for his classic French novels âLa RÃītisserie de la Reine PÃĐdauqueâ (1893) and âLe Crime de Sylvestre Bonnardâ (1881). Franceâs works have had an historic legacy, and he is recognised today as one of Franceâs most prominent authors.
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