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The Atheist's Mass

The Atheist's Mass

De Balzac, Honore

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ISBN10: 1169453163
ISBN13: 9781169453166
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Atheist's Mass is a novella written by the French author Honore de Balzac. The story revolves around a wealthy doctor named Desplein, who is known for his exceptional medical skills and his atheism. Despite his lack of belief in God, Desplein is deeply moved by the beauty and mystery of the human body, and he devotes his life to studying and healing it.One day, Desplein attends a mass in honor of a deceased friend, and he is struck by the power and symbolism of the Catholic ritual. Despite his skepticism, he is moved to tears by the beauty of the music and the solemnity of the ceremony. This experience leads him to reflect on the nature of life, death, and spirituality, and he begins to question his own beliefs.As Desplein continues to grapple with these existential questions, he is haunted by the memory of a young girl he once treated, who died in his care. He becomes obsessed with the idea of resurrecting her, and he spends years studying the science of life and death in the hopes of finding a way to bring her back.The Atheist's Mass is a powerful meditation on the nature of faith, science, and the human spirit. Balzac's prose is rich and evocative, and his characters are complex and deeply human. The novella is a testament to the power of literature to explore the most profound questions of the human experience.THIS 26 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Country Doctor; Quest of the Absolute and Other Novels, by Honore de Balzac. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766171175.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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