{"product_id":"the-gods-are-athirst","title":"The Gods Are Athirst","description":"\u003ch4 data-end=\"91\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revolution driven by conviction, where justice becomes indistinguishable from fanaticism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"452\" data-start=\"93\"\u003eIn \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Gods Are Athirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnatole France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e presents a powerful and ironic portrait of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrench Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e during its most violent phase. 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