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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... leave him in the lurch . Divining a rival in Nana she was furious . And the playbills — Deuce take it ! what a row they had caused . However , he had decided to print the names of the two actresses in letters of equal size . They had ...
... leave him in the lurch . Divining a rival in Nana she was furious . And the playbills — Deuce take it ! what a row they had caused . However , he had decided to print the names of the two actresses in letters of equal size . They had ...
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... leave Bordenave . The crowd at the box - office became more compact , the buzz of voices grew louder , and the name of Nana was repeated over and over again with a sing - song enunciation of its two syllables . The men , standing in ...
... leave Bordenave . The crowd at the box - office became more compact , the buzz of voices grew louder , and the name of Nana was repeated over and over again with a sing - song enunciation of its two syllables . The men , standing in ...
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... leave their seats, met Steiner and Mignon in the pas- sage leading to the stalls. The atmosphere was stifling in this hole, which was low and narrow like some gallery in a mine, and was lighted here and there by flaring gas-jets. They ...
... leave their seats, met Steiner and Mignon in the pas- sage leading to the stalls. The atmosphere was stifling in this hole, which was low and narrow like some gallery in a mine, and was lighted here and there by flaring gas-jets. They ...
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... leave the stalls during a first night's performance.” “But I am smoking, as you see,” answered 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 ...
... leave the stalls during a first night's performance.” “But I am smoking, as you see,” answered 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 ...
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... leave room for the visitors, now stood tall and erect in the doorway, his pale, flabby face shaded by his broad-brimmed hat, as he followed with his dim eyes the women who passed. As soon as the countess had given her invitation ...
... leave room for the visitors, now stood tall and erect in the doorway, his pale, flabby face shaded by his broad-brimmed hat, as he followed with his dim eyes the women who passed. As soon as the countess had given her invitation ...
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amused Anton Chekhov appeared arms asked became beneath Blonde Venus Bordenave Bosc burst called carriage chair chemise Chezelles Clarisse Count Muffat cried crowd Daguenet door drawing-room dress dressing-room everything exclaimed eyes face Faloise Fauchery fellow felt filly Folies-Dramatiques Fondettes Fontan Foucarmont Fougeray Gaga gentlemen George girl glance hair hands hastened head kiss knew La Faloise Labordette ladies laugh leave light listened little Louis looked Lucy Lusignan Madame Hugon Madame Lerat Madame Maloir Marquis de Chouard midst murmured Nana Nana’s never night o’clock once pale Paris passed Philippe prince Prullière replied resumed returned Rose Mignon round Satin seated seemed seized shoulders Simone smile Steiner stood stupid suddenly talked theatre thing thought thousand francs tone of voice turned Vandeuvres Venot waiting whilst William Shakespeare window women words young woman Zoé