Few writers have been, simultaneously, political hero, intellectual master and literary giant. But Emile Zola was: his cycle of 20 novels spanned his and later generations and his work sparked into life what we now think of as the modern intelligentisia. This biography of the strangely private and unknown man is also a history of social and literary France in the late-19th century, and of the political and intellectual world through which Zola travelled. The book covers his relationships with Cezanne, Flaubert and Manet, ...
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Few writers have been, simultaneously, political hero, intellectual master and literary giant. But Emile Zola was: his cycle of 20 novels spanned his and later generations and his work sparked into life what we now think of as the modern intelligentisia. This biography of the strangely private and unknown man is also a history of social and literary France in the late-19th century, and of the political and intellectual world through which Zola travelled. The book covers his relationships with Cezanne, Flaubert and Manet, places the great novels in the cultural context from which they sprang, and considers Zola's impact on the Dreyfus Affair with his "J'accuse".
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC plus. Macmillan, 1996. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratches and crease on the Dj cover), both in VGC plus. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages but with small nicks, ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages, ink mark and small pencil mark impression inside the first blank page of the book, two ink marks inside the last blank page of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.905pp including List of illustrations, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg).
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Pages are clean with normal wear. May have limited markings & or highlighting within pages & or cover. May have some wear & creases on the cover. The spine may also have minor wear. May not include CD DVD access code or any other supplemental materials.
