Therese Raquin (Le Livre de Poche) (French Edition)

In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, ThAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA(c)rAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”se Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husbandAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAs earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. ThAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA(c)rAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”se Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. ZolaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAs novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.

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