IntroductionNote on the TranslationSelect BibliographyChronology--La Bête HumaineExplanatory Notes
وعدها أخيراً قبل أن تنام أن يترك الفن الذي وهب روحه له، فأوفى بوعده لها لتستيقظ هي منتصف الليل وتجده قد شنق نفسه على اللوحة .. فمات هو وأصيبت هي بالجنون..بالفعل هكذا هو الفن.. سيد مستبد، فإما أن تعطيه روحك ونفسك وكل شيء تملكه، وإلا حطمك أو أدبر عنك!
bookshelves: classic, spring-2014, re-visit-2014, published-1883, paper-read, play-dramatisation, radio-4x, france, fradio Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from March 03, 2007 to March 07, 2014, read count: 3 Re-visit via R4xEmile Zola's masterpiece brought vividly to life, dramatised ...
IntroductionNote on the TranslationSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Guy de Maupassant--A LifeExplanatory Notes
IntroductionNote on the TranslationSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Guy de Maupassant--A LifeExplanatory Notes
There's a character in this novel who decides to embark on an ambitious project to write a series of novels that "scientifically" demonstrate the effects of heredity and environment on a large family living during the regime of Napoleon III. (Whatever happened to Napoleon II?) The idea is that each ...
Well, that was depressing.
I haven't bought this book yet, so i'm trying to find out what would be the best translation before i do.Damn, i should get moving with my French so that i can read it in the original! >:(
There is so much sarcasm and cynicism concentrated in this little novel it makes Mark Twain look like Horatio Alger. Voltaire is great, but best taken in small doses.
The initial stages of this book contrast the poverty, exploitation and moral laxity of thousands of mine workers with the complacency of the rich owners, setting the mood for the strike that takes place later. The drama of larger events threatens to overwhelm the personal drama of Etienne’s persona...
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