Earth
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Emile Zola; Preface by Angus Wilson; translated from the French by Ann Lindsay
Binding: Hardback
Published: Elek London, 1955
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Emile Zola's "Earth" (La Terre) is a powerful work of naturalism, offering an unflinching portrayal of rural life in 19th-century France. This novel chronicles the lives of the Fouan family and their neighbors, detailing their relentless struggle for land, wealth, and survival amidst the harsh realities of agricultural existence. Zola masterfully depicts the brutalizing effects of poverty, greed, and lust on the human spirit, presenting a stark and often shocking examination of peasant society. It stands as a seminal text in the Rougon-Macquart series, illustrating the raw, untamed forces that drive humanity.
Author: Emile Zola; Preface by Angus Wilson; translated from the French by Ann Lindsay
Binding: Hardback
Published: Elek London, 1955
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Emile Zola's "Earth" (La Terre) is a powerful work of naturalism, offering an unflinching portrayal of rural life in 19th-century France. This novel chronicles the lives of the Fouan family and their neighbors, detailing their relentless struggle for land, wealth, and survival amidst the harsh realities of agricultural existence. Zola masterfully depicts the brutalizing effects of poverty, greed, and lust on the human spirit, presenting a stark and often shocking examination of peasant society. It stands as a seminal text in the Rougon-Macquart series, illustrating the raw, untamed forces that drive humanity.