num_pages: 255
description: In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence. Robin Buss's translation superbly conveys Zola's fearlessly honest and matter-of-fact style, combining fidelity to Zola's idiosyncrasies with easy fluency in English Introduction discusses Zola's life and literary caree
language: English
title: Thérèse Raquin
titlecomplete: Thérèse Raquin
genres: Literature, Crime, Audiobook, Classics, School, Novels, 19th Century, France, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 30862
places: Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Premios Fervenzas Literarias
category: Traducción 
publisher: Viking Pr