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'I really don't understand how people can blame a priest so much,
when he strays from the path.' The Sin of AbbA (c) Mouret tells the
compelling story of the young priest Serge Mouret. Striving after
spiritual purity and sanctity, he lives a life of constant prayer,
but his neglect of all physical needs leads to serious illness,
followed by amnesia. No longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in
love with his nurse Albine. Together, like a latter-day Adam and
Eve, they roam through an Eden-like garden called the 'Paradou',
seeking a forbidden tree in whose shade they will make love. Zola
memorably shows their gradual awakening to sexuality, and his
poetic descriptions of the luxuriant and beautiful Paradou create a
lyrical celebration of Nature. When Serge regains his memory and
recalls his priestly vows, anguish inevitably follows. The whole
story, with its numerous biblical parallels, becomes a poetic
reworking of the Fall of Man and a questioning of the very meaning
of innocence and sin. Zola explores the conflict between Church and
Nature, the sterility of the Church and the fertility of Nature.
This new translation includes a wide-ranging and helpful
introduction and explanatory notes.
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Money (Paperback)
Emile Zola; Translated by Valerie Minogue
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'The irresistible power of money, a lever that can lift the world.
Love and money are the only things.' Aristide Rougon, known as
Saccard, is a failed property speculator determined to make his way
once more in Paris. Unscrupulous, seductive, and with unbounded
ambition, he schemes and manipulates his way to power. Financial
undertakings in the Middle East lead to the establishment of a
powerful new bank and speculation on the stock market; Saccard
meanwhile conducts his love life as energetically as he does his
business, and his empire is seemingly unstoppable. Saccard, last
encountered in The Kill (La Curee) in Zola's Rougon-Macquart
series, is a complex figure whose story intricately intertwines the
worlds of politics, finance, and the press. The repercussions of
his dealings on all levels of society resonate disturbingly with
the financial scandals of more recent times. This is the first new
translation for more than a hundred years, and the first unabridged
translation in English. The edition includes a wide-ranging
introduction and useful historical notes. 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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