by Émile Zola · Larousse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782035844422
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«Au Bonheur des Dames» is the naturalist novel by French writer Émile Zola, published by Larousse in paperback (480 pages, in French).
Set in Paris at the end of the 19th century, it follows Denise Baudu, a young woman from the provinces who starts working in a large department store. Under the orders of the director, Octave Mouret, she rises in a modern business. Zola portrays the impact of capitalism, the female fascination with the store and the transformation of the city.
This 2009 edition belongs to the Petits Classiques Larousse collection, with the complete text in French; the novel ranks 11th in the Les Rougon-Macquart series.
School edition aimed at the Lycée level, suitable for students of French and for those who want to discover Zola's naturalism in its original language.
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse...! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902.
