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One of Zola's most violent works, this novel is on one level a tale of murder and possession, and on another a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. It evokes life at the end of the Second Empire in France, and a society hurtling towards the future.
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La Bête humaine, Émile Zola
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- Released
- 1987
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- Title
- La Bête humaine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Émile Zola
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN10
- 0140443274
- ISBN13
- 9780140443271
- Series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- First published
- 1890
- Original title
- La Bête Humaine
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- One of Zola's most violent works, this novel is on one level a tale of murder and possession, and on another a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. It evokes life at the end of the Second Empire in France, and a society hurtling towards the future.