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The ladies' paradise
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- Book Synopsis
- Encapsulating in luxurious detail the phenomenon of consumer society - obsessed with image, fashion and instant gratification - Ladies' Delight vividly depicts the workings of a new commercial entity, the department store. The novel centres around the story of Denise, a young shopgirl from the provinces, and Octave Mouret, the dashing young director of a shopping emporium, who find themselves torn between the conflicting forces of love, loyalty and ambition. Set in the heart of the city, Zola's novel - the eleventh in his Rougon-Macquart series - evokes the giddy pace of Paris's transition into a modern city and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place during the second half of the nineteenth century.
- About The Author
- Émile Zola (1840-1902) is the foremost representative of the Naturalist school, and is best remembered for Thérèse Raquin and his twenty-novel cycle, The Rougon Macquarts.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781847493132
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alma Classics, (21 October 2013)
- Number of Pages
- 443
- Weight
- 484 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 128 x 28 mm
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