Émile Zola
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| Original Title: | Au Bonheur des Dames |
| ISBN: | 0192836021 (ISBN13: 9780192836021) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Les Rougon-Macquart #11, Les Rougon-Macquart #8 |
| Characters: | Octave Mouret, Denise Baudu |
| Setting: | Paris(France) |
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The Ladies Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the rise of the modern department store in late nineteenth-century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family: it is emblematic of changes in consumer culture, and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. This new translation of the eleventh novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle captures the spirit of one of his greatest works.Mention About Books The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11)
| Title | : | The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11) |
| Author | : | Émile Zola |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Oxford World’s Classics |
| Pages | : | Pages: 438 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2008 by Oxford University Press (first published 1883) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Cultural. France. European Literature. French Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 4 From 11110 Users | 778 ReviewsCommentary About Books The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11)
IntroductionTranslator's NoteSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Émile ZolaMap--The Ladies' ParadiseExplanatory NotesAu Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) refers to one of the first huge department stores. First published in 1883, although fiction, it is fascinating to learn that there were huge department stores with thousands of employees and even a mail order division one hundred and twenty years ago. The story focuses on Denise, a young woman who arrives in Paris with her two younger brothers after the death of their parents leaves them without means. Denise has counted on obtaining employment at her
Two stories, one the coming of the modern world, capitalism and consumerism, and the other, the poor peasant girl marries money. An alternative title could be All About Shopping. It is interesting to see how the shop assistants in the first department store in Paris (the Ladies' Delight was modelled on the Bonmarche, the real first store) were treated as servants. They lived in dormitories, had curfews, were expected to be chaste and could be fired for anything - or nothing - at all. Interesting
Au Bonheur des Dames is a perfect example of the novel that we should not give to read to people who are not yet ready for that. Including those that have not the maturity or experience of reading necessary to face such a literary monument.There are books which cannot be enjoyed with age, time or fullness.I was fifteen the first few times the school area asked me to begin this big classic from Zola. At that time, I could not go beyond the first two pages ...The eleventh volume of the
One of Zolas best.
3.5 starsI imagine a bewildered Émile Zola wandering into the crowds populating that new phenomenon that took Paris merchandising in the 19th century by storm - mass production and the creation of the one-stop mega-shop. He enters through the widely opened arms of polished French doors, having to blink tearily at the brilliantly lit chandeliers. Immediately, he is choked by perfumed mists diffusing the air and is submerged in whispers of fine French lace and ribbons, rows of rainbowed textures
Absolutely lush. Gorgeous.
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