| Author |
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
| Editor |
Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922 |
| Uniform Title |
L'oeuvre. English
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| Title |
His Masterpiece
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Dagny and David Widger
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| Summary |
"His Masterpiece" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story navigates artistic life in Paris, focusing on the character Claude Lantier, a painter grappling with his ambitions and the complexities of both life and love. Zola's portrayal is expected to reflect the personal struggles and societal challenges faced by artists during this transformative period in France. The opening of the novel introduces Claude as he navigates a stormy Paris night, leading to an unexpected encounter with a drenched young girl named Christine. She is lost and frightened after a series of setbacks—an accident on her train and a rogue cab driver. Claude's initial distrust of Christine gradually softens as he offers her shelter in his studio, setting the stage for a complicated dynamic between them. The text vividly explores Claude's perceptions of women, his artistic aspirations, and the romantic tension that begins to develop with Christine, providing an engaging glimpse into both his internal struggles and the broader artistic context of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Autobiographical fiction
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| Subject |
Impressionist artists -- France -- Paris -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
15900 |
| Release Date |
May 25, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Sep 30, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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