Literary Fiction
The temptation of St. Anthony
1911·280 pages
Saint Anthony endures a night of hallucinatory temptations by demons, gods, heretics, and monsters in the Egyptian desert, confronting faith, doubt, and the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Saint Anthony endures a night of hallucinatory temptations by demons, gods, heretics, and monsters in the Egyptian desert, confronting faith, doubt, and the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) was a French writer who is considered to be among the greatest novelists in Western literature. This book contains his five greatest novels, in a single volume: Madame Bovary is the wife of a benevolent doctor, but longs for the excitement she reads of in romantic novels. Her life falls woefully short of these high emotions. So she throws herself into high living and adulterous affairs. A powerful novel and a reminder to all of us to find the secret of contentment....
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Seductive temptations including the Queen of Sheba and personifications of lust
Violence & gore
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Hallucinatory encounters with grotesque monsters and demons
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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Central exploration of faith, heresies, and divine grace through Saint Anthony's trials
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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Visions of demons, ancient gods, heretics, and monsters challenging the saint's faith
Political content
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Philosophical debates on belief, nihilism, and alienation
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of spiritual suffering and torment
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