'Abbe Faujas has arrived '
The arrival of Abbe Faujas in the provincial town of Plassans has
profound consequences for the community, and for the family of
Francois Mouret in particular. Faujas and his mother come to lodge
with Francois, his wife Marthe, and their three children, and
Marthe quickly falls under the influence of the priest. Ambitious
and unscrupulous, Faujas gradually infiltrates into all quarters of
the town, intent on political as well as religious conquest.
Intrigue, slander, and insinuation tear the townsfolk apart,
creating suspicion and distrust, and driving the Mourets to ever
more extreme actions.
The fourth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart sequence, The Conquest
of Plassans returns to the fictional Provencal town from which the
family sprang in The Fortune of the Rougons. In one of the most
psychological of his novels, Zola links small-town politics to the
greater political and national dramas of the Second Empire.
The first modern translation for more than fifty years and the
first critical edition, features a fascinating introduction and
helpful notes by Man Booker Prize nominated novelist and poet
Patrick McGuinness.
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