"The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 4" by Émile Zola is a story set in the late 1800s that follows Pierre Froment, a young priest, as he journeys through the complicated religious world of Rome to protect the name of his book amidst political and religious plotting inside the Catholic Church. At the beginning of the volume, Pierre is trying to solve the issues brought forth from the Congregation of the Index, who have deemed his book unholy. He struggles with how to talk to important cardinals, taking advice from Don Vigilio, who warns him about the political issues at stake. As Pierre visits different members of the clergy, he slowly learns about the complex ambition and rivalry within the Church, especially the sneaky Jesuits. He begins to understand the stakes for not only his work but also the future of the Church, which leads him into a conflict that challenges his beliefs and goals, while the story shows the power struggles, setting the scene for Pierre's moral and spiritual problems.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 4
By Émile Zola
A priest enters the treacherous world of church politics to defend his beliefs, but faces dangerous rivalries that test his faith.
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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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