Germinal (French Edition) - Softcover

Zola, Emile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2038717109 ISBN 13: 9782038717105

Publisher: Larousse Editions, 1998

Synopsis

Depicts the grim struggle between capital and labour in a coalfield in northern France. Yet through the blackness of this picture, humanity is constantly apparent, and the final impression is one of compassion and hope for the future, not only of organized labour, but also of man.

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From the Inside Flap:

Introduction by F. W. J. Hemmings; Translation by Leonard Tancock

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author:

?mile Zola was a French writer who is recognized as an exemplar of literary naturalism and for his contributions to the development of theatrical naturalism. Zola s best-known literary works include the twenty-volume Les Rougon-Macquart, an epic work that examined the influences of violence, alcohol and prostitution on French society through the experiences of two families, the Rougons and the Macquarts. Other remarkable works by Zola include Contes ? Ninon, Les Myst?res de Marseille, and Th?r?se Raquin.

In addition to his literary contributions, Zola played a key role in the Dreyfus Affair of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His newspaper article J Accuse accused the highest levels of the French military and government of obstruction of justice and anti-semitism, for which he was convicted of libel in 1898. After a brief period of exile in England, Zola returned to France where he died in 1902. ?mile Zola is buried in the Panth?on alongside other esteemed literary figures Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Larousse Editions
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 2038717109
• ISBN 13: 9782038717105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160