Germinal

von Emile Zola

552 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Germinal is a novel written by French author Emile Zola, first published in 1885. It is a powerful and evocative depiction of the harsh realities of life for the working class in 19th-century France, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest works of literature of the era. The novel tells the story of Etienne Lantier, a young, idealistic miner who becomes embroiled in a bitter struggle between the workers and the owners of a coal mine. As he becomes increasingly involved in the workers' fight for better wages and conditions, he becomes aware of the deep-rooted social and economic injustices that underpin their plight. The novel explores themes of poverty, class struggle, exploitation, and the search for meaning and purpose in life. Zola's vivid descriptions of the harsh working conditions and the lives of the miners are both powerful and moving, and the novel's characters are complex and fully realized. Germinal is a masterful work of social realism, and a timeless exploration of the human condition.1924. With an essay by Francis Gribble. Zola, French writer, critic and leader of the naturalist school. Zola's work often portray groups of humans in the grip of circumstances beyond their control, often destined to be destroyed in monumental catastrophes. His masterpiece Germinal was an eloquent protest against the inhuman working conditions common in late Nineteenth-Century European factories and mines. In the story, Etienne Lantier is an out-of-work railway worker who by sheer luck has secured a job in the coal mine called Le Voreux (a name suggesting a voracious beast which consumes workers wholesale). As a newcomer he attempts improvement through worker resistance, including a strike with unforeseen and tragic consequences. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9781417937233
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2005
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC