IntroductionTranslator's NoteSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Émile ZolaFamily Tree of the Rougon-Macquart--The Fortune of the RougonsExplanatory Notes
I imagine a bewildered Emile Zola wandering into the crowds populating that new phenomenon that took Paris merchandising in the 19th century by storm - mass production and the birth of the superstore. He enters through the widely opened arms of polished French doors, having to blink tearily at the b...
bookshelves: published-1872, winter-20132014, e-book, france, incest-agameforallthefamily, filthy-lucre, paris, series, architecture, families, lit-richer, classic, cover-love Read from February 09 to 13, 2014 Recommended by Lisa Hill, Brazilliant, Wandaful etc etcDescription: The Kill (La Curée) ...
One of Zola's better novels. Surprisingly, it has a happy(ish) ending, which, although not normal for Zola, works well. It concerns consumerism and is about the first real department store in Paris. The store exploits its workers, although the grimness of Germinal, is not there. In some ways it ...
bookshelves: published-1883, autumn-2010, france, play-dramatisation, classic Recommended for: Classic serial Radio 4 listeners Read from September 19 to 27, 2010 ** spoiler alert ** wiki - the eleventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was first serialized in the periodical ...
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