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Germinal (Paperback)
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Germinal (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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List price R273
Loot Price R243
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You Save R30 (11%)
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Zola's masterpiece of working life, Germinal (1885), exposes the
inhuman conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s. By
Zola's death in 1902 it had come to symbolise the call for freedom
from oppression so forcefully that the crowd which gathered at his
State funeral chanted 'Germinal! Germinal!'. The central figure,
Etienne Lantier, is an outsider who enters the community and
eventually leads his fellow-miners in a strike protesting against
pay-cuts - a strike which becomes a losing battle against
starvation, repression, and sabotage. Yet despite all the violence
and disillusion which rock the mining community to its foundations,
Lantier retains his belief in the ultimate germination of a new
society, leading to a better world. Germinal is a dramatic novel of
working life and everyday relationships, but it is also a complex
novel of ideas, given fresh vigour and power in this new
translation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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