The thirteenth novel in Émile Zolas great Rougon-Macquart sequence, Germinal expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanitys capacity for compassion and hope. Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he...
The thirteenth novel in Émile Zolas great Rougon-Macquart sequence, Germinal expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanitys capacity for compassion and hope. Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.
Happened to be reading it during the holiday season. A perfect reminder of what "the real world" is and what we ought to be accountable to. The narrative itself is tedious and repetitive, but the sull...Happened to be reading it during the holiday season. A perfect reminder of what "the real world" is and what we ought to be accountable to. The narrative itself is tedious and repetitive, but the sullenness and depression ring through from the very start. Will there be hope? Zola, after displaying so much cruelty, still preserves hope. (展开)
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Happened to be reading it during the holiday season. A perfect reminder of what "the real world" is and what we ought to be accountable to. The narrative itself is tedious and repetitive, but the sull... Happened to be reading it during the holiday season. A perfect reminder of what "the real world" is and what we ought to be accountable to. The narrative itself is tedious and repetitive, but the sullenness and depression ring through from the very start. Will there be hope? Zola, after displaying so much cruelty, still preserves hope. (展开)