Title: The Revolt of the Angels
Author: Anatole France
Written: 1914
Translator: Emillie Jackson (1924)
Pages: 156
Structure: 35 chapters.
This fascinating novel is a modern retelling of the classic christian “War in Heaven” myth, set in 1914 Paris. It follows a guardian angel, Arcade, who after discovering a love for reading books about Theology and History, comes to the realization that the god in heaven that he has been serving since before time is actually a malevolent impostor.