The industrialization of Europe affected travel, medicine, communication, and more. Zola's œuvre covers all of these; yet it is in Au Bonheur des Dames that he discusses fashion. To Zola, mode represents commercialism and excess. Denise, the novel's protagonist, comes to Paris from a small town looking for luxury, wealth, or at the very least, security. Instead, she witnesses firsthand the perils of industrialization. A saleswoman at the titular department store, she finds herself overworked to the point of being dehumanized, becoming a machine in her own right.
Émile Zola (1840 - 1902) was a French novelist and playwright. His most celebrated works of fiction include the novel Thérèse Raquin and the Les Rougon-Macquart series. He is also known for his essay J'accuse...!, supporting Alfred Dreyfus and criticizing antisemitism in France.
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Émile Zola (1840 - 1902) was a French novelist and playwright. His most celebrated works of fiction include the novel Thérèse Raquin and the Les Rougon-Macquart series. He is also known for his essay J'accuse...!, supporting Alfred Dreyfus and criticizing antisemitism in France.
Au Bonheur des Dames
The industrialization of Europe affected travel, medicine, communication, and more. Zola's œuvre covers all of these; yet it is in Au Bonheur des Dames that he discusses fashion. To Zola, mode represents commercialism and excess. Denise, the novel's protagonist, comes to Paris from a small town looking for luxury, wealth, or at the very least, security. Instead, she witnesses firsthand the perils of industrialization. A saleswoman at the titular department store, she finds herself overworked to the point of being dehumanized, becoming a machine in her own right.
Émile Zola (1840 - 1902) was a French novelist and playwright. His most celebrated works of fiction include the novel Thérèse Raquin and the Les Rougon-Macquart series. He is also known for his essay J'accuse...!, supporting Alfred Dreyfus and criticizing antisemitism in France.
Émile Zola (1840 - 1902) was a French novelist and playwright. His most celebrated works of fiction include the novel Thérèse Raquin and the Les Rougon-Macquart series. He is also known for his essay J'accuse...!, supporting Alfred Dreyfus and criticizing antisemitism in France.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782492900990 |
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| Publisher: | Librofilio |
| Publication date: | 08/15/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 314 |
| File size: | 555 KB |
| Language: | French |
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