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The Belly of Paris (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Unjustly deported to Devil's Island following Louis-Napoleon's
coup-d'etat in December 1851, Florent Quenu escapes and returns to
Paris. He finds the city changed beyond recognition. The old Marche
des Innocents has been knocked down as part of Haussmann's grand
program of urban reconstruction, replaced by Les Halles, the
spectacular new food markets. Disgusted by a bourgeois society
whose devotion to food is inseparable from its devotion to the
Government, Florent attempts an insurrection. Les Halles,
apocalyptic and destructive, play an active role in Zola's picture
of a world in which food and the injustice of society are
inextricably linked.
This is the first English translation in fifty years of Le Ventre
de Paris (The Belly of Paris). The third in Zola's great cycle, Les
Rougon-Macquart, it is as enthralling as Germinal, Therese Raquin,
and the other novels in the series. Its focus on the great Paris
food hall, Les Halles--combined with Zola's famous impressionist
descriptions of food--make this a particularly memorable novel.
Brian Nelson's lively translation captures the spirit of Zola's
world and his Introduction illuminates the use of food in the novel
to represent social class, social attitudes, political conflicts,
and other aspect of the culture of the time. The bibliography and
notes ensure that this is the most critically up-to-date edition of
the novel in print.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more."
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