The Zola, Émile 1840-1902 creator Moore, George 1852-1933 Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853-1922 text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel" by Émile Zola is a novel serialized from 1871 to 1872. Set against Baron Haussmann's reconstruction of Paris, it follows Aristide Saccard, who exploits insider information about property demolitions to amass a fortune. His marriage to wealthy Renée is purely transactional, but when she begins an affair with his son Maxime, a dangerous triangle emerges. Zola crafts a scathing portrait of Second Empire excess, greed, and moral decay among Paris's nouveau riche. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cur%C3%A9e Release date is 2018-02-17 Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe Original publication data not identified Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56590 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56590 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134314.0 56590