His Excellency, Eugene Rougon - Softcover

Zola, Emile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500534668 ISBN 13: 9781500534660

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The sixth novel in the Rougon -Macquart series follows the career of Eugène Rougon and his followers as they fight for political favor and personal gain, and embrace the public and personal life of Emperor Napoleon III.

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About the Author

Émile François Zola was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. More than half of Zola's novels were part of a set of 20 books collectively known as Les Rougon-Macquart. Unlike Balzac who in the midst of his literary career resynthesized his work into La Comédie Humaine, Zola from the start at the age of 28 had thought of the complete layout of the series. Set in France's Second Empire, the series traces the "environmental" influences of violence, alcohol and prostitution which became more prevalent during the second wave of the Industrial Revolution. The series examines two branches of a family: the respectable (that is, legitimate) Rougons and the disreputable (illegitimate) Macquarts for five generations.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1500534668
• ISBN 13: 9781500534660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362