NanaCourier Corporation, 21/09/2012 - 352 من الصفحات We first meet Nana in the Variety Theatre, where the captivating eighteen-year-old is appearing in the lead role of a musical—even though she can't act or sing. "Nana has something that makes up for everything else," the theater owner explains, and he's right. Instead of booing her off the stage, the crowd howls with admiration. She has disrobed by the third act, and her career as a femme fatale is off to a sensational start. Nana crawls out of the gutter to ascend the heights of Parisian society, devouring men and squandering fortunes along the way. Zola begins the story of French realism's most beguiling siren in 1867, amid the decadence and moral decay of France's Gilded Age. Nana's corruption reflects the spirit of her era, her prostitution symbolizing the degenerate state of Second Empire politics and society. Hailed as one of the first modern novels, Nana addresses contemporary subjects with realistic observations, dialogue, and scenarios. Its publication sparked a heated controversy that made it an overnight bestseller, and it has long since reigned as a classic of French literature. |
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... Daguenet, and he had squan- dered a fortune of three hundred thousand francs on women, and now dabbled in stocks in order to make a little money with which he could treat them to an occasional bouquet and dinner. Lucy thought he had ...
... Daguenet, and he had squan- dered a fortune of three hundred thousand francs on women, and now dabbled in stocks in order to make a little money with which he could treat them to an occasional bouquet and dinner. Lucy thought he had ...
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... Daguenet, who had an orchestra stall two rows in front of his. Next to him was seated a youngster, some seventeen years old, just fresh from college, who opened his cherub - like eyes wide with delight . Fauchery Nana 7.
... Daguenet, who had an orchestra stall two rows in front of his. Next to him was seated a youngster, some seventeen years old, just fresh from college, who opened his cherub - like eyes wide with delight . Fauchery Nana 7.
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... shame at having unin- tentionally spoken so loud . Daguenet , who sat next him , looked at him . with a smile , and the audience laughed aloud and thought no more of hissing, while the young gentlemen with white kid gloves also Nana 11.
... shame at having unin- tentionally spoken so loud . Daguenet , who sat next him , looked at him . with a smile , and the audience laughed aloud and thought no more of hissing, while the young gentlemen with white kid gloves also Nana 11.
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... Daguenet. Then Fauchery, so as to embarrass him, said, “And the new star, what do think of her? The remarks I have heard made about the house are rather disparaging.” you “Oh!” murmured Daguenet, “by men with whom she would not have ...
... Daguenet. Then Fauchery, so as to embarrass him, said, “And the new star, what do think of her? The remarks I have heard made about the house are rather disparaging.” you “Oh!” murmured Daguenet, “by men with whom she would not have ...
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... Daguenet smiled at them. Now that Nana had proved a success, he no longer kept himself in the background; he had ... Daguenet in surprise, and with some hes- itation. “Then you know her address?” The question came so abruptly, and so ...
... Daguenet smiled at them. Now that Nana had proved a success, he no longer kept himself in the background; he had ... Daguenet in surprise, and with some hes- itation. “Then you know her address?” The question came so abruptly, and so ...
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