Zola, Émile, 1840-1902

The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre] - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_joie_de_vivre Release date is 2018-02-11

Clare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe Clare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe

"The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre]" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1884. Orphaned ten-year-old Pauline Quenu arrives at her relatives' home in a Normandy seaside village, bringing optimism and open-heartedness to a household plagued by illness, resentment, and pessimism. As financial disasters drain her inheritance and those around her descend into bitterness and fear, Pauline struggles to maintain her generous spirit. This twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series explores whether joy can survive amid loss, betrayal, and life's relentless hardships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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