"The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel" by Émile Zola is a book set in France's Second Empire that shows a world of over-the-top wealth where morals are falling apart. Meet Renée, a rich woman who is bored with her life. She gets caught up in a forbidden love with her stepson, Maxime. They live in a society filled with people who care more about how things look than what's real, and the story shows how empty and shallow their lives really are. From fancy carriage rides to gossip among the rich, Renée's story shows her search for something that truly matters beyond all the fancy things around her, even as she struggles with her feelings for Maxime.
The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel
By Émile Zola
In a glittering world of riches, a woman's forbidden desires threaten to shatter the carefully constructed facade of her opulent life.
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About the AuthorÉmile 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 development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse…! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel prizes in literature in 1901 and 1902.
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 development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse…! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel prizes in literature in 1901 and 1902.
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