The novel is partly an origin story, with a huge cast of characters swarming around - many of whom become the central figures of later novels in the series - and partly an account of the December 1851 coup d'etat that created the French Second Empire under Napoleon III as experienced in a large provincial town in southern France."
| Author: Emile Zola, Ernest Alfred Vizetelly |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 330 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1535123826 |
| ISBN-13: 9781535123822 |