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The Ladies´ Paradise
Émile Zola
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Description for The Ladies´ Paradise
Paperback. Translator(s): Nelson, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, the store's owner-manager, masterfully exploits the desires of his female customers. In his private life as much as in business he is the great seducer. But when he falls in love with the innocent Denise ... Read more
The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, the store's owner-manager, masterfully exploits the desires of his female customers. In his private life as much as in business he is the great seducer. But when he falls in love with the innocent Denise ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199536900
SKU
V9780199536900
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About Émile Zola
Brian Nelson is Professor of French at Monash University, Australia
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