Emile Zola
The Beast Within
The Beast Within
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The Beast Within (1890) is a novel by Émile Zola that explores the paths of several French citizens raised by the same mother, spanning the French Second Empire. It follows the violent Jacques Lantier, who meets his cousin Flore and is drawn into a plot to kill his boss Roubaud. The novel is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
Format: Hardback
Length: 302 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
The Beast Within is a novel by French author Émile Zola, published in 1890. It is the seventeenth of twenty volumes in Zola's monumental Les Rougon-Macquart series, an epic story of family, politics, class, and history that explores the lives of several French citizens raised by the same mother. Spanning the entirety of the French Second Empire, Zola provides a sweeping portrait of change that refuses to shy away from controversy and truth, delving into the nature of heredity and human nature.
Jacques Lantier is a violent man, held in check by his dedication to his work as an engine driver. However, his tortured mind is filled with disturbing fantasies of rape and murder. While waiting for his train to be repaired, he meets his cousin Flore, a beautiful young woman who ignites his desire and deadly intent. At the last moment, he flees before he can harm her, only to witness a gruesome murder by the railroad tracks. When a police investigation fails to find the killer, life in Le Havre returns to a sense of calm, and even Lantier seems to put the past behind him.
However, his life takes a dark turn when he begins an affair with Severine, the wife of his boss Roubaud. He is roped into a plot to kill Roubaud and steal a secret fortune. The novel is filled with suspense, drama, and intricate plot twists, as Lantier navigates the dangerous world of crime and corruption. The Beast Within is a story of family and fate, a thrilling and detailed novel that continues a series rich enough for its author to explore in twenty total volumes. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Émile Zola's The Beast Within is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513133270
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