The Ladies' Paradise: Au Bonheur des Dames
Written by Emile Zola
Narrated by Leighton Pugh
4.5/5
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Emile Zola
Émile Zola was a French writer who is recognized as an exemplar of literary naturalism and for his contributions to the development of theatrical naturalism. Zola’s best-known literary works include the twenty-volume Les Rougon-Macquart, an epic work that examined the influences of violence, alcohol and prostitution on French society through the experiences of two families, the Rougons and the Macquarts. Other remarkable works by Zola include Contes à Ninon, Les Mystères de Marseille, and Thérèse Raquin. In addition to his literary contributions, Zola played a key role in the Dreyfus Affair of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His newspaper article J’Accuse accused the highest levels of the French military and government of obstruction of justice and anti-semitism, for which he was convicted of libel in 1898. After a brief period of exile in England, Zola returned to France where he died in 1902. Émile Zola is buried in the Panthéon alongside other esteemed literary figures Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A deeply immersive historical novel about consumer culture in 19th-century France. Zola wryly describes in lavish detail the excess of goods displayed in the new department stores as well as the frenzied cravings they stirred up in shoppers and the intricate social world of the employees. Excellent narration of this awesome novel.