Therese Raquin - Softcover

Zola, Emile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1503201821 ISBN 13: 9781503201828

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Thérèse Raquin tells the story of a young woman, unhappily married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who may seem to be well-intentioned but in many ways is deeply selfish. Thérèse's husband, Camille, is sickly and egocentric, and when the opportunity arises, Thérèse enters into a turbulent and sordidly passionate affair with one of Camille's friends, Laurent.

About this title

About the Author:

Emile Zola (1840-1902) is the foremost representative of the Naturalist school, and is best remembered for "Therese Raquin" and his 20-novel cycle, the Rougon-Macquarts. Adam Thorpe is a novelist, poet, and translator. His translation of "Madame Bovary" is highly acclaimed.

Review:

"I love this because it's the story of how you can't escape the inevitabilities of love and it's just a fantastic piece of writing." --Sue Perkins, "Express
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"By merging elements of the gothic and tragic with a study of petit-bourgeois banality, Zola created a work of enduring fascination." --"Observer

" "It was attacked by critics of the day as stinking filth and a foul sewer. Little wonder, then, that it became an instant bestseller and I'll admit I was completely riveted by its melodramatics from start to finish." --"Daily Mail
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"In Adam Thorpe's stark new translation, ["Therese Raquin"] is revealed in all its queasy glory as a shockingly effective literary mash-up of pulp fiction, melodrama and grimly unflinching social realism." --"Metro"

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1503201821
• ISBN 13: 9781503201828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204