Zola, Emile
The Kill (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199536924
- author:
- Zola, Emile
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 318
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Literary studies: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Kill (La Curée) by Émile Zola is set against the backdrop of 19th-century Paris, a city undergoing rapid transformation. This novel, the second in Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart cycle, explores the excesses and corruption of the Second Empire era. In this powerful and thought-provoking work, Zola examines the dual forces of greed and desire that shape the lives of its characters. The story revolves around Saccard, a ruthless property speculator, his neurotic wife Renée, and her dandified lover, Maxime. As the city's transformation takes hold, these individuals become embroiled in an orgy of wealth and pleasure. First published by Oxford University Press, this edition brings Zola's masterpiece to readers in English for the first time.
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