A new translation of the French naturalism classic, the second in the twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart saga, follows the incestuous affair of Rene Saccard and her stepson, Maxime, in the wake of her husband's frenzied speculation and Paris's entry into the modern world. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
- | Author: Émile Zola
- | Publisher: Modern Library
- | Publication Date: July 12, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 336 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0812966376
- | ISBN-13: 9780812966374