The Belly of Paris by Émile Zola

The Belly of Paris

Les Rougon-Macquart #3

Émile Zola with Brian Nelson (Translator)

287 pages first pub 1873 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Unjustly deported to Devil's Island following Louis-Napoleon's coup-d'état in December 1851, Florent Quenu escapes and returns to Paris. He finds the city changed beyond recognition. The old Marché des Innocents has been knocked down as part of H...

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