Zola, Emile
Nana (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198814269
- author:
- Zola, Emile
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.2 x 12.6 x 2 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature,Classics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Nana is a scathing denunciation of society's hypocrisy and moral corruption, set against the glittering backdrop of 19th-century Paris. This novel, the ninth instalment in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, opens in 1867 at the World Fair, where a cosmopolitan elite throngs the streets. At its centre is Nana, a high-class prostitute and actress whose sexually magnetic presence brings ruin to all who fall under her spell. As the novel unfolds, Nana becomes a celebrity, conquering society with her extravagance and dissipation. But her fate serves as a warning of the disastrous consequences that can result from unchecked excess and corruption. Through Nana's story, Zola critiques the Second Empire regime in all its excesses, raising questions about the role of female sexuality in shaping history. Published in 2020, this edition of Nana is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, one that continues to resonate with readers today.
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