The Sin of Father Mouret (1875) is a novel by French author Emile
Zola. The fifth of twenty volumes of Zola's monumental Les
Rougon-Macquart series is an epic story of family, politics, class,
and history that traces the disparate paths of several French
citizens raised by the same mother. Spanning the entirety of the
French Second Empire, Zola provides a sweeping portrait of change
that refuses to shy away from controversy and truth as it gets to
the heart of heredity and human nature. Serge Mouret is a pious, if
not overzealous young man. For his first assignment after taking
his religious orders, he is appointed parish priest of the
impoverished village of Artauds. Unable to attract villagers to his
sermons, he pontificates to an empty, dilapidated church,
determined to explore and expose the innermost spaces of his soul.
Unconcerned with worldly affairs, he grows increasingly neurotic,
eventually suffering a debilitating breakdown. Unable to care for
himself, Father Mouret is taken into the care of Doctor Pascal
Rougon, a distant relative. At his suggestion, Mouret is sent to Le
Paradou, a rundown estate, where he is to live out his life in
peace and near-solitude. There, he befriends Albine, a young girl
who seems to have grown up alone at Le Paradou, and who dotes on
her ailing housemate. As time goes by, he begins to fall in love
with her, and their friendship develops into an innocent, blissful
romance. The Sin of Father Mouret is a story of family and fate, a
thrilling and detailed novel that continues a series rich enough
for its author to explore in twenty total volumes. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Emile Zola's The Sin of Father Mouret is a classic
work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
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