The Sin of Abbe Mouret is the fifth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It follows Serge Mouret, a young priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. An illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the 'Paradou'.
Information
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
353
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780198736639
Publish year:
2017
Publish date:
May 11, 2017
Emile Zola
Emile Zola was a French novelist and journalist known for his influential work "Les Rougon-Macquart", a series of 20 novels that explored social and political issues of his time. Zola's naturalistic style and commitment to depicting reality revolutionized 19th-century literature, influencing generations of writers to come.