{"product_id":"2026200011113-secondhand-la-bete-humaine","title":"La Bête Humaine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of French naturalist literature, La Bête Humaine is a gripping psychological thriller set against the thundering backdrop of the nineteenth-century French railway system. Émile Zola chronicles the story of Jacques Lantier, a locomotive engineer tormented by a hereditary compulsion toward violence, whose dark impulses are ignited when he witnesses a murder aboard a train. With relentless intensity, Zola uncovers the savage instincts lurking beneath the veneer of industrial modernity, weaving together themes of obsession, passion, jealousy, and murderous desire. The novel stands as a devastating indictment of inherited degeneracy and the brutal forces that drive human behaviour, rendered with Zola's trademark unflinching realism. Part crime drama, part character study, it remains one of the most electrifying entries in the celebrated Rougon-Macquart cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956194390235,"sku":"2026200011113-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d41df9e6-33ba-4eb9-a44c-826960e21d62.png?v=1783498997","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011113-secondhand-la-bete-humaine","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}