{"product_id":"the-kill-paperback","title":"The Kill - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmile Zola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArthur Goldhammer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a true publishing event-the first modern translation of a lost masterpiece by one of fiction's giants. Censored upon publication in 1871, out of print since the 1950s, and untranslated for a century, Zola's \u003ci\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/i\u003e (La Cur e) emerges as an unheralded classic of naturalism. Second in the author's twenty-volume \u003ci\u003eRougon-Macquart\u003c\/i\u003e saga, it is a riveting story of family transgression, heedless desire, and societal greed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe incestuous affair of Ren e Saccard and her stepson, Maxime, is set against the frenzied speculation of Ren e's financier husband, Aristide, in a Paris becoming a modern metropolis and \"the capital of the nineteenth century.\" In the end, setting and story merge in actions that leave a woman's spirit and a city's soul ravaged beyond repair. As vividly rendered by Arthur Goldhammer, one of the world's premier translators from the French, \u003ci\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/i\u003e contains all the qualities of the school of fiction marked, as Henry James wrote, by \"infernal intelligence.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new incarnation, \u003ci\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/i\u003e joins \u003ci\u003eNana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e on the shelf of Zola classics, works by an immortal author who-explicit, pitiless, wise, and unrelenting-always goes in for the kill.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a true publishing event-the first modern translation of a lost masterpiece by one of fiction's giants. Censored upon publication in 1871, out of print since the 1950s, and untranslated for a century, Zola's \"The Kill (La Curee) emerges as an unheralded classic of naturalism. Second in the author's twenty-volume \"Rougon-Macquart saga, it is a riveting story of family transgression, heedless desire, and societal greed. \u003cbr\u003eThe incestuous affair of Renee Saccard and her stepson, Maxime, is set against the frenzied speculation of Renee's financier husband, Aristide, in a Paris becoming a modern metropolis and \"the capital of the nineteenth century.\" In the end, setting and story merge in actions that leave a woman's spirit and a city's soul ravaged beyond repair. As vividly rendered by Arthur Goldhammer, one of the world's premier translators from the French, \"The Kill contains all the qualities of the school of fiction marked, as Henry James wrote, by \"infernal intelligence.\" \u003cbr\u003eIn this new incarnation, \"The Kill joins \"Nana and \"Germinal on the shelf of Zola classics, works by an immortal author who-explicit, pitiless, wise, and unrelenting-always goes in for the kill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉmile Zola\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1840 and worked as a journalist before turning to fiction. He wrote his first major novel, \u003ci\u003eThérèse Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1867, and the publication of \u003ci\u003eL'Assommoir\u003c\/i\u003e ten years later made him the most famous writer in France. His work has influenced authors from August Strindberg to Theodore Dreiser to Tom Wolfe. He died in 1902.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725942493247,"sku":"9780812966374","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3b7758ea32e0814ecc3f746b6d89c7e1.webp?v=1765108589","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-kill-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}