The Ladies' Paradise
by Émile Zola
Paperback
Rs 479
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Request this book.| Genre: | Classics |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9781847493132 |
| ISBN10: | 1847493130 |
| Pages: | 480 |
| Dimensions: | 5.03 x 7.81 x 0.61 inches |
| Weight: | 360.04 g |
| Published: | October 21, 2013 |
| Edition: | 2 |
About the Book
Encapsulating in luxurious detail the phenomenon of consumer society - obsessed with image, fashion and instant gratification - Ladies' Delight vividly depicts the workings of a new commercial entity, the department store. The novel centres around the story of Denise, a young shopgirl from the provinces, and Octave Mouret, the dashing young director of a shopping emporium, who find themselves torn between the conflicting forces of love, loyalty and ambition. Set in the heart of the city, Zola's novel – the eleventh in his Rougon-Macquart series – evokes the giddy pace of Paris's transition into a modern city and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place during the second half of the nineteenth century.