The Zola, Émile 1840-1902 creator Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853-1922 text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56541 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56541 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134313.0 56541