One of the most important, though controversial, French novelists of the late nineteenth century, and founder of the Realist movement, was Émile Zola (1840-1902). He was the most important example of the literary genre of naturalism, and an integra...
Raised alongside her sickly cousin, Therese lives the quietest of lives. Yet something impetuous and wild stirs within her -- as she learns of herself during moments of escape into the countryside.
Presents a tale of murder, passion, and possession. This novel is a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control.
The thirteenth novel in mile Zolas great Rougon-Macquart sequence, "Germinal" expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanitys capacity for compassion and hope.
In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thrse 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 husbands earthy...
One of Zolaâs Three Cities Trilogy, Lourdes is a story surrounding the famous Catholic healing shrine in Southern France. Lourdes, in addition to telling the tales of many of the sick and dying pilgrims to the famous healing shrine, is...
Emile Zola was an elegant writer -- more elegant than his reputation as a political firebrand might suggest. Zolaâs most famous work was a newspaper article: his impassioned defense of imprisoned Captain Alfred Dreyfus, "Jâ...
Des lectures faciles adaptées de grands romans de la littérature française. Lantier, conducteur de locomotive, tombe éperdument amoureux de la femme d'un sous-chef de gare impliquée dans un meurtre commis sur la ligne...