Fat and the Thin, Book Three of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Author: first_name: Émile
last_name: Zola
Language: English
Year: 1873

Florent, an escaped political prisoner, finds shelter with his half-brother Quenu, and his wife Lisa Quenu (a Macquart).  They get him a job as a fish inspector at the Les Halles markets. - Summary by Mark Leder