The Crime of Silvester Bonar. The Gods Thirst

Both readers and literary critics agree that the image of the main character in the novel "The Crime of Silvester Bonar" is based on the author himself. The elderly historian and philologist Silvester Bonar lives in a world of old manuscripts and books and has difficulty getting along with people. However, when he meets the granddaughter of the woman he once loved, old feelings awaken in Bonar's soul. Learning that the girl's guardian treats her cruelly, Silvester decides to abduct Jeanne Alexander from her family home… The action of the novel "The Gods Thirst" takes place in the midst of the Great French Revolution. Young idealist Évariste Gamelin passionately supports the ideals of Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. When he is offered a position as a juror in the revolutionary tribunal, Évariste diligently takes on the fight against the enemies of the republic, ruthlessly sending both aristocrats and financiers, as well as porters and maids, to the guillotine. For when the wheel of terror is set in motion, the gods eternally thirst for new blood, and the guillotine cannot stand idle for a single day.