Fortune Des Rougon

fortune des Rougon

by Emile Zola

La Fortune des Rougon is the first volume in Émile Zola's monumental Les Rougon-Macquart series, a sprawling family saga that chronicles the lives of several generations of a French family during the tumultuous years of the Second Empire. Set in the fictional town of Plassans and the surrounding countryside, the novel opens in the aftermath of the coup d'état of December 2, 1851, which established Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte as emperor. Amidst the political upheaval, a young couple, Silvère Mouret and Miette, find themselves caught up in the resistance movement. Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue, social unrest, and the corrosive effects of power. Zola's meticulous attention to detail and his unflinching portrayal of human nature make La Fortune des Rougon a powerful and immersive historical novel.

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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the de...

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