Description: Zola uses the construction of a huge block of flats in late 19th-century Paris as the starting point in this satire of the bourgeoisie. His novel offended many French citizens when it was published, and involved Zola in scandal and litig...
Synopsis Zola uses the construction of a huge block of flats in late 19th-century Paris as the starting point in this satire of the bourgeoisie. His novel offended many French citizens when it was published, and involved Zola in scandal and litigation.
Details
Publication Date:
1999-05-06
Series:
Oxford World's Classics Series
Size
Length:
381 pages
Height:
8.0 in
Width:
5.3 in
Thickness:
0.8 in
Weight:
9.6 oz
Publisher's Note Pot Luck, Zola's most acerbic satire, describes daily Life in a newly constructed block of flats in late nineteenth-century Paris. In examining the contradictions that pervade bourgeois life, Zola reveals, a multitude of betrayals and depicts a veritable 'melting pot' of moral and sexual degeneracy. This new translation captures the robustness of Zola's language and restores the omissions of earlier abridged versions.