| Author |
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
| Author of introduction, etc. |
Moore, George, 1852-1933 |
| Illustrator |
Bellenger, Georges, 1847-1918 |
| Title |
Piping hot! (Pot-bouille) : a realistic novel
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| Note |
Sequel is: The ladies' paradise, #54687.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
David Widger
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| Summary |
"Piping Hot!" (Pot-bouille) by Émile Zola is a realistic novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the intricacies of middle-class life in Paris through the lens of various characters living in the same building. The novel primarily focuses on Octave Mouret, a young man freshly arrived in Paris, navigating his new environment filled with aspirations and interactions with diverse tenants of a bourgeois house. The opening of the novel introduces us to Octave Mouret as he arrives in Paris, filled with dreams of success and a better life. He settles into a new residence and is promptly shown around by the architect Campardon, who's proud of the building and its respectable tenants. As Octave learns about his neighbors, including Madame Josserand and her daughters, and the various dynamics within the household, we see a vivid depiction of the middle-class lifestyle. The scene reveals a mixture of charm and underlying tensions among the residents, foreshadowing the satirical exploration of bourgeois life that Zola is known for. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper examination of the moralistic nature of the characters and their social interactions in the subsequent chapters. (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 |
Paris (France) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870 -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54686 |
| Release Date |
May 8, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Aug 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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