Nana: A Realistic Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor damage to edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Intact but showing age. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark of French naturalist literature, Nana is Émile Zola's unflinching portrait of a beautiful courtesan who rises from the slums of Paris to become the most desired — and destructive — woman in Second Empire France. The ninth instalment in Zola's monumental Rougon-Macquart cycle, the novel chronicles Nana's ascent through the worlds of theatre and high society, illustrating with savage precision how desire, class, and moral corruption are deeply intertwined. Zola argues that Nana is not merely an individual but a social force — a product of poverty who becomes an instrument of ruin for the wealthy men who surround her. Written with vivid, almost theatrical intensity, this translation by Charles Duff brings Zola's searing social commentary to English readers with clarity and power, accompanied by eight illustrations from the original first edition.
Author: Émile Zola
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, William Heinemann Ltd
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor damage to edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Intact but showing age. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark of French naturalist literature, Nana is Émile Zola's unflinching portrait of a beautiful courtesan who rises from the slums of Paris to become the most desired — and destructive — woman in Second Empire France. The ninth instalment in Zola's monumental Rougon-Macquart cycle, the novel chronicles Nana's ascent through the worlds of theatre and high society, illustrating with savage precision how desire, class, and moral corruption are deeply intertwined. Zola argues that Nana is not merely an individual but a social force — a product of poverty who becomes an instrument of ruin for the wealthy men who surround her. Written with vivid, almost theatrical intensity, this translation by Charles Duff brings Zola's searing social commentary to English readers with clarity and power, accompanied by eight illustrations from the original first edition.