Therese Raquin, Emile Zola. Penguin Classics (24t)

Therese Raquin\u00C9mile Zola (Author)/Leonard Tancock (Translator)PublisherPenguin ClassicsPublication Date1980Pages256TopicsRevenge / FictionISBN9780140441208BindingPaperbackWeight189DimensionsWidth: 12.9   Height: 19.8   Spine: 1.5 (approx)Description\nThis edition was published on 28/02/1980 and is in very good condition. This copy is used and may have been read. Its general condition is slight wear to edges/corners a little shelfworn internally cleanSynopsisTRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LEONARD TANCOCK \n`Putrid Literature', 'a quagmire of slime and blood', 'a sewer' these were some of the critics' reactions to this novel. \n\nThe immediate success which Therese Raquin enjoyed on publication in 1868 was partly due to scandal, following the accusation of pornography; in reply Zola (1840-1902) defined the new creed of Naturalism in the famous preface which is printed in this volume. The novel is a grim tale of adultery, murder and revenge in a nightmarish setting. A.