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La Bete Humaine

by Emile Zola, Roger Pearson
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Synopsis

La Bête humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion, and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. This new translation captures Zola's fast-paced yet deliberately dispassionate style, while the introduction and detailed notes place the novel in its social, historical, and literary context.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780199538669

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