The complete online text of Thais by Anatole France.

The works of the French novelist and essayist Anatole France (1844-1924) combine classical purity of style with penetrating flashes of irony. He is a major figure in the tradition of liberal humanism in French literature. Jacques Anatole François...

In 1927 poet Paul Valéry delivered his discours de réception, or initial speech, to the Académie Française after being elected two years earlier to fill the seat of Anatole France, who had died in October 1924. Remembering and...

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English National Operas Thais at the Barbican English National Opera's two concert performances of Massenet's Thais sung in French were a welcome reminder of the score's subtlety and intensity as well as the dramatic force of this long neglected opera. I heard the...

Several thousand opponents of Thailand's military-installed government marched through Bangkok's streets Saturday, staging their most defiant protest yet against the regime that came to power in last year's coup.About 13,000 protesters gathered Saturday evening at Sanam Luang, an open field traditionally used for political protests,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula resigned Wednesday, quitting the troubled government that took power after a September coup and casting further doubt on Thailand's economic policy.Pridiyathorn, who has faced widespread criticism for policies that spooked foreign investors, said his resignation from both...