Nana by ?mile Zola (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nana by Émile Zola, Helen Constantine, Brian Nelson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Nana opens in 1867, the year of the World Fair, when Paris, thronged by a cosmopolitan élite, was la Ville Lumière, a perfect victim for Zolas scathing denunciation of hypocrisy and fin-de-siècle moral corruption. Publisher Description She was the golden beast, an unconscious force, the very scent of her could bring the world to ruin. Nana, daughter of a drunk and a laundress, is the Helen of Troy of Paris. A sexually magnetic high-class prostitute and actress, she becomes a celebrity, rapidly conquering society, ruining all men who fall under her spell-especially Count Muffat, Chamberlain to the Empress. Nanaherself meets a terrible fate, consumed by her own dissipation and extravagance, just as the disastrous war with Prussia is declared. Nana is the ninth instalment in the twenty volume Rougon-Macquart series. The novel opens in 1867, the yearof the World Fair, when Paris, thronged by a cosmopolitan élite, was la Ville Lumière, the glittering setting-and object-of Zolas scathing denunciation of societys hypocrisy and moral corruption. Nana comes to symbolize the Second Empire regime itself in all its excesses; but in the final chapters, the narrator seems to suggest that the coming disaster is not so much a result of the corruption of the Empire, as of rampant female sexuality. Author Biography Helen Constantine taught languages in schools until 2000, when she became a full-time translator. Her volumes of translated stories, Paris Tales, Paris Metro Tales, Paris Street Tales and French Tales are published by Oxford University Press. She is also the general editor of a series of City Tales for OUP. Her translations include Mademoiselle de Maupin by Théophile Gautier (Penguin), DangerousLiaisons by Choderlos de Laclos (Penguin), The Wild Asss Skin by Balzac, The Conquest of Plassans and A Love Story by Zola and Flauberts Sentimental Education, all for the Oxford Worlds Classics.She formerly co-edited the magazine Modern Poetry in Translation with her husband, the writer David Constantine.Brian Nelson is Emeritus Professor (French Studies and Translation Studies) at Monash University, Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His publications include The Cambridge Introduction to French Literature, The Cambridge Companion to Zola, Zola and the Bourgeoisie, and translations of Zolas His Excellency Eugène Rougon, Earth (with Julie Rose), The Fortune of the Rougons, The Belly of Paris,The Kill, Pot Luck and The Ladies Paradise for the Oxford Worlds Classics. He has also translated Swann in Love by Marcel Proust for the series. He was awarded the New South Wales Premiers Prize for Translation in 2015. Details ISBN 0198814267 ISBN-13 9780198814269 Title Nana Author Émile Zola, Helen Constantine, Brian Nelson Format Paperback Year 2020 Pages 432 Edition 2nd Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:127637257; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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