"The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1" by Émile Zola, is a story capturing the intense atmosphere of the late 1800s at Lourdes, a place known for religious healing, where people from all over travel seeking a miracle. Follow the journeys of Marie de Guersaint, who is quite sick, her father M. de Guersaint, and the kind Abbe Pierre Froment as their paths intersect with other pilgrims on a crowded train, all hoping for a cure. As they travel, the characters' conversations reveal their deepest desires. Zola paints a picture of human suffering intertwined with faith, showing the complexity of believing in miracles when faced with the harsh truth of sickness and need.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1
By Émile Zola
In a time of miracles and despair, the sick and faithful travel to a holy site, hoping for a cure but finding their beliefs tested.
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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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