Zola Emile

1970 · réf. 310 — ŒUVRES COMPLÈTES by Emile Zola published by Cercle Du Bibliophile Of the 42 Volumes of this set this offering contains the below volumes: 1 through 20 Plus #'s 21 22 23 24 26 27 The Œuvres complètes of Émile Zola published by Cercle du Bibliophile Geneva in 1969–1970 is a 43-volume series illustrated with original artwork by TIM and published by Fasquelle Éditeurs Paris. The 43 volumes span the full range of Émile Zola's literary and intellectual output. Here's how it breaks down: The Rougon-Macquart Cycle Vols. 1–20 The centerpiece — a 20-novel naturalistic saga subtitled "A Natural and Social History of a Family under the Second Empire" 1852–1870. All characters descend from a single woman Adélaïde Fouque and trace how heredity and environment shape their fates across three family branches: · The Rougons legitimate bourgeois — political and financial ambition · The Macquarts illegitimate working class — vice alcoholism self-destruction · The Mourets mixed — commercial and provincial life Each novel isolates a different social milieu: land speculation La Curée the Parisian food market Le Ventre de Paris alcoholism L'Assommoir the world of high-class prostitution Nana department-store commerce Au Bonheur des Dames coal mining Germinal the art world L'Œuvre peasant life La Terre and the Franco-Prussian War La Débâcle. The cycle culminates in Le Docteur Pascal a reflective coda that softens pure determinism toward optimism. The Three Cities Vols. 25–27 A sequel trilogy — Lourdes Rome Paris — exploring the influence of the Catholic Church on modern society. The Four Gospels Vols. 28–30 An unfinished utopian tetralogy Fécondité Travail Vérité and the missing fourth envisioning a reformed society based on science labor and truth. The books on offer here are in very good condition. It appears that they have not been used or read. The cover material is not of the best quality so some of the covers have cracked on the spine line where the cover connects to the cover of the spine. Other than that the books are in fine condition with all the pages clean and are not damaged worn or blemished. See photos. Cercle du Bibliophile hardcover