Germinal

Name: Germinal
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726668506
Price: 12.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-726-66850-6

de Émile Zola (auteur), Havelock Ellis (traduction)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

décembre 2021

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Résumé

'Germinal', often considered Zola’s masterpiece, tells the story of Etienne Lantier, a bright however uneducated young man with a volatile temperament who has just lost his job as a railway worker. He sets out for a small mining town where he finds a new job as a cart pusher. But the incessant clashes between the capitalists and the working class, alongside the appalling working conditions and dire poverty the workers are forced to endure, slowly but surely bring the narrative to its only possible denouement: revolution. Abounding with vivid descriptions of the miner’s inner and outer worlds, as well as the violent and often unjustified impulses of man, 'Germinal' is a superbly written, unforgettable novel. 'Germinal' voices outrage at the downtrodding of the many by the few, but also displays humanity’s limitless capacity for compassion and hope.Widely regarded as the founding father of scientific naturalism in literature, which aimed to describe the human condition as it really is, Zola was considered an influence by many prominent artists and writers of his time and the coming era, such as Vincent van Gogh, Tom Wolfe and John Steinbeck.Émile Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, journalist, and playwright, and one of the most important representative of French naturalism. His literary topics include violence and its repercussions, alcoholism and problems within the family unit. Zola influenced countless writers representative of the "new journalism" style of writing, namely Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, and Gay Talese. His best known works include 'Germinal', 'Nana' and 'Work'. Nominated twice in the first two instances of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Auteur

Émile Zola (auteur)

Émile Zola (1840-1908) est un écrivain, journaliste et critique d’art, chef de file du mouvement naturaliste. Il naît à Paris mais passe son enfance à Aix-en-Provence. La mort du père à laissé la famille en difficulté financière, et Émile est très vite contraint d’abandonner ses études. Il travaille comme commis chez Hachette et y finira sa carrière comme chef de publicité. En 1866, décide de vivre de sa plume. En 1867 paraît Thérèse Raquin qui fait scandale pour la noirceur de l’histoire et le caractère dépravé de ses personnages. Ce roman jette surtout les prémices du mouvement naturaliste, qui associe au récit une étude quasi scientifique du comportement humain. L’Assommoir, septième roman du cycle des Rougon-Macquart, publié en 1877 est son premier grand succès littéraire. En 1894, l’affaire du capitaine Dreyfus éclate et divise la France et Émile Zola prend sa défense dans un article historique, J’accuse ... ! publié dans l’Aurore et qui lui vaut une condamnation pour diffamation le poussant à l’exil. Il meurt peu après son retour à Paris et ses cendres sont déplacées au Panthéon en 1908.
Havelock Ellis (Traduit par)

Henry Havelock Ellis, conhecido como Havelock Ellis (2 de fevereiro de 1859 - 8 de Julho de 1939), foi um médico e psicólogo britânico, escritor e reformador social que estudou a sexualidade humana. Foi co-autor, em 1987, do primeiro livro médico em Inglês sobre a homossexualidade e também publicou trabalhos sobre uma variedade de práticas e inclinações sexuais, incluindo a psicologia dos transgéneros. É-lhe creditada a introdução das noções de narcisismo e auto-erotismo, mais tarde adotada pelos psicanalistas. Como pensador contemporâneo progressiva, apoiou a eugenia e foi presidente do Instituto de Galton. Saber mais na Wikipedia...