by Anatole France
Arcade is a guardian angel assigned to Maurice d’Esparvieu, a man so honest that he seems to be sinless. Bored by this lack of work, Arcade begins reading the books in d’Esparvieu’s library—but he reads too widely and too deeply. Soon, he finds himself losing his faith in God, who he realizes is really just a minor deity named Ialdabaoth with delusions of grandeur. Disillusioned with his existence, he moves to Paris, loses his wings, and meets other fallen angels. Together they begin to plot a n
ISBN: 9780486829609
404 pages
Published: 2018-02-28
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications