The Gods Want Blood
| Author | : Anatole France |
| Publisher | : Alma Classics |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013-08-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 184749319X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781847493194 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (194 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Gods Want Blood by : Anatole France
Download or read book The Gods Want Blood written by Anatole France and published by Alma Classics. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Paris during the years of the Reign of Terror, 'The Gods Want Blood' centres on the rise to power of Jacobin sympathizer Evariste Gamelin, a young painter who becomes a juror on a local Revolutionary tribunal. Caught up in the bloodthirsty madness surrounding him, he helps to dispense cruel justice in the name of his ideals, while at the same time succumbing to his own petty instincts of revenge when he jealously pursues a rival for the affections of his lover Elodie.