The Fortune of the Rougons
(Author) Emile Zola
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The Fortune of the Rougons is the first in Zola's famous Rougon-Macquart series of novels. Not only the inaugural novel, it is the series' founding text, establishing its genealogical basis. The family's greed and rapacity mirrors the diseased society in which it flourishes. This lively new translation is accompanied by introduction and notes.
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
337
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780199560998
Publish year:
2012
Publish date:
Aug. 9, 2012
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.