La Debacle (reissue)
La Débâcle by Émile Zola is a reissue published by Oxford University Press in 2017, featuring 592 pages in English. This novel is part of the Rougon-Macquart cycle and addresses the significant events of the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent Commune of 1870-1. Zola explores the collapse of the Second Empire, focusing on the experiences of ordinary soldiers as they navigate the chaos of war and revolution, providing a detailed account of their bravery and suffering.
Readers will find that La Débâcle not only recounts historical events but also intricately weaves the fictional lives of its characters into the narrative. Zola’s attention to historical detail and his powerful descriptions contribute to a profound understanding of this tumultuous period in French history. The book delves into themes of conflict and societal upheaval, making it a notable work within the realms of fiction and literary collections.
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“My title speaks not merely of war, but also of the crumbling of a regime and the end of a world.” Émile Zola The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, La Débâcle (1892) takes as its subject the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1. During Zola’s lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contemporaries for its epic sweep as well as for its attention to historical detail. La Débâcle seeks to explain why the Second Empire ended in a crushing military defeat and revolutionary violence. It focuses on ordinary soldiers, showing their bravery and suffering in the midst of circumstances they cannot control, and includes some of the most powerful descriptions Zola ever wrote. Zola skilfully integrates his narrative of events and the fictional lives of his characters to provide the finest account of this tragic chapter in the history of France. Often compared to War and Peace, La Débâcle has been described as a ‘seminal’ work for all modern depictions of war.
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