Thérèse Raquin /
In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thirhse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband's earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passi...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English French |
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2004
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Edition: | New ed |
Series: | Penguin classics
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Summary: | In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thirhse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband's earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. "Thirhse Raquin" caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola's novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence |
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Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
Physical Description: | xxvi, 201 p. ; 20 cm xxxvi, 201 p. ; 20 cm xxxvi, 201 pages ; 20 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxii]) Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvi) Includes bibliographical references (page [xxxii]) Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxxii]) Includes bibliographical references |
ISBN: | 0140449442 (pbk.) : 0140449442 (pbk.) 0140449442 9780140449440 (pbk.) 9780140449440 |