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Description edit
Nana opens in 1867, the year of the World Fair, when Paris, thronged by a cosmopolitan elite, was a perfect target for Zola's scathing denunciation of hypocrisy and fin-de-siecle moral corruption. In this new translation, the fate of Nana--the Helen of Troy of the second Empire, and daughter... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nana: A high class prostitute, with unlimited ambition
- Bordenave: Add a description of this character.
- Comte Muffat
- Georges
- Steiner
- Zoe
- Madame Maloir
- Labordette
- Daguenet
- Fontan
- Clarisse
- Simonne
- Philippe
- La Faloise
- Rose Mignon
- Vandeuvres
- Fauchery
- Lucy Stewart
- Monsieur Venot
- Madame Hugon
- Madame Jules
- Caroline Hequet
- Madame Lerat
- Zizi
- Lusignan
- Madame Bron
- Madame Chantereau
- Madame Robert
- Francis
- Maria Blond
- Francois
- Marquis
- Diana
- Valerio
- Louise Violaine
- Geraldine
- Muffer
- Les Fondettes
- Estelle
- Madame Du
- Mimi
- Bose
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- Berlin
- Foucarmont
- Count
- France
- Montmartre
- Chamont
- Heaven
- Bosc
- Satin
- Tatan Nene
- Rue De Provence
- Laure
- Jupiter
First Sentence edit
AT nine o'clock the auditorium of the Varietes was still deserted.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 19 in Les Rougon-Macquart. (standard series)
Preceded by Une page d'amour, and followed by Pot-Bouille.
This is book 836 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Ben Hur, and followed by The Brothers Karamazov.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Émile Zola (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1880
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 350
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1880
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 350
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- Dewey: 843.8
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