Questions tagged [emile-zola]
For questions regarding the works of Émile Zola, a 19th-century French writer, or the man himself. Use this tag with the [french-literature] tag.
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Why did Jeanbernat cut off Frère Archangias' ear?
In La faute de l'abbé Mouret by Émile Zola, Jeanbernat threatens to cut off Frère Archangias' ear (book 3, chapter 5) and then does so (final chapter).
Jeanbernat has clear reasons for hating ...
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What are the duties of a "receveur particulier"?
In Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels, specifically La Fortune des Rougon, set in December 1851, around the time of Napoleon III's coup d'etat, Pierre Rougon seeks to obtain the post of "receveur ...
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What is the meaning of Flavie's final statement?
At the end of Nantas (1878) by Émile Zola, the last words of the short story are Flavie's final statement:
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"I love you!", she cried to his neck, sobbing, tearing this confession from ...
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