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100 1 _aZola, Émile,
_d1840-1902
245 1 0 _aWork [Travail]
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-08-06
508 _aDagny and Marc D’Hooghe
520 _a"Work [Travail]" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story presents a deep exploration of the struggles of the working class, focusing on Luc Froment, who witnesses the hardships faced by laborers, particularly through the lens of an impoverished family struggling to survive amidst harsh societal conditions. This work reflects Zola’s commitment to social realism and critiques the injustices prevalent in industrial society. At the start of the novel, Luc Froment finds himself in a bleak industrial setting, observing a young woman named Josine and her little brother Nanet as they wait in despair outside of a steelworks called the Abyss. The narrative vividly describes the oppressive atmosphere of the factory town, the emotional weight of the characters, and the societal issues stemming from labor strife stirred by a recent strike. Josine's suffering, compounded by her injured hand and helplessness in the face of starvation, highlights the precarious existence of the working class, setting the stage for an exploration of themes such as the necessity of collective struggle and the human cost of industrialization. The opening portrays a world filled with suffering and desperation, drawing the reader into the social commentary that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrench fiction -- Translations into English
700 1 _aVizetelly, Ernest Alfred,
_d1853-1922
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55282
999 _c96114
_d96114