Zola's novel of peasant life describes the disintegration of the Fouan family when Papa Fouan decides to divide his land between his three children. Greed and violence feed a bitter struggle for supremacy. This new translation captures the novel's blend of brutality and lyricism in its evocation of the inexorable cycle of the natural world.
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
465
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780199677870
Publish year:
2016
Publish date:
April 14, 2016
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.