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Nana
Nana
Author: Emile Zola
Nana opens in 1867, the year of the World Fair, when Paris, thronged by a cosmopolitan elite, was a perfect target for Zola's scathing denunciation of hypocrisy and fin-de-si`ecle moral corruption. In this new translation, the fate of Nana--the Helen of Troy of the second Empire, and daughter of the laundress in L'Assommoir--is now rende...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140061284
ISBN-10: 0140061282
Publication Date: 2/24/1983
Pages: 472
Edition: Mvie Tiein
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Publisher: Viking Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Leigh avatar reviewed Nana on + 378 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Sometimes difficult to read (maybe translation?), the plot really carries this one through. Overall, it's a satisfying a gratifying read - one with an ironic ending that the reader will appreciate, in spite of how he or she feels about the main character.
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A Zola classic of love, money and betrayal. The original romance novel with soul, pain and compelling social commentary.
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Nana-courtesan and monster, woman and goddess, reality and myth. Nana is both a compelling portrayal of a Parisian prostitute and a brilliant evocation of the glittering, corrupt world of the Second French Empire. This is an older book shows a bit of wear at the spine and corners but is still in very good condition.


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