Therese Raquin (Le Livre de Poche) (French Edition)

Emile Zola; Zola, Emile

ISBN 10: 2253010073 ISBN 13: 9782253010074

Publisher: Schoenhofs Foreign Books, 1971

Synopsis

In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Therese Raquin' is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth-century Paris. Zola's dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere 'human beasts' who kill in order to satisfy their lust, is much more than an atmospheric Second Empire period-piece. 'Therese Raquin' stands as a key early manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which Zola was the founding father. Even today, this novel has lost none of its power to shock.

About the Author:

Émile Zola (1840–1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction.

Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. His translations for Penguin Classics include The Black Tulip by Dumas and Under Fire by Barbusse, as well as other works by Zola.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schoenhofs Foreign Books
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 2253010073
• ISBN 13: 9782253010074
• Binding: Pocket Book
• Number of pages: 311