Book Cover La Curée

La Curée

of Émile Zola

Series: Les Rougon-Macquart #2

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A la fin d’une chasse, pendant la curĂ©e, les chiens dĂ©vorent les entrailles de la bĂȘte tuĂ©e. Pour le jeune Zola, qui dĂ©teste son Ă©poque, c’est le cƓur de Paris, entaillĂ© par les larges avenues de NapolĂ©on III, que des spĂ©culateurs vĂ©reux s’arrachent. Ce deuxiĂšme volume des Rougon-Macquart, histoire naturelle et sociale d’une famille sous le Second Empire, est l’un des plus violents. Zola ne pardonne pas ces fortunes rapides qui inondent les allĂ©es du Bois d’attelages Ă©lĂ©gants, de toilettes de Worms et de bijoux Ă©clatants. Aristide Saccard a rĂ©ussi. Mais tout s’est dĂ©naturĂ© autour de lui : son Ă©pouse, RenĂ©e, la femme qui se conduit en homme, si belle et dĂ©sƓuvrĂ©e ; son fils, Maxime, l’amant effĂ©minĂ© de sa belle-mĂšre. On accusa Zola d’obscĂ©nitĂ©. Il rĂ©pliqua : « Une sociĂ©tĂ© n’est forte que lorsqu’elle met la vĂ©ritĂ© sous la grande lumiĂšre du soleil. »

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Main Characters

Laure de Aurigny Duchess of Sternich Madame de Lauwerens Baroness of Meinhold Countess Vanska Madame Daste Madame de Guende Madame TeissiÚre Pasha Selim Duchess de Rozan Count de Chibray Monsieur de Saffré Madame Michelin Monsieur Haffner Baron Gouraud Monsieur Béraud du Chùtel

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 412 pages
  • Publisher Livre de Poche
  • Publication Date January 10th 1984
  • First Publication 11/05/71
  • Language French
  • ISBN 9782253003663
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
  • Scenario []

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