Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth-century Paris. Emile Zola's dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere 'human beasts' who kill in order to satisfy their lust, is much more than an atmospheric Second Empire period-piece. Therese Raquin stands as a key early manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which Zola was the founding father. Even today, this novel has lost none of its power to shock. It proved a great success in this translation by Pip Broughton when it was premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse and later revived at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon.

Emile Zola's own stage adaptation of his taut, psychological thriller. An intense story of adultery, murder and revenge, streaked with social satire, in a translation by Pip Broughton.

About the Author

Emile Zola (1840-1902) is best known for his series of novels telling the history of the Rougon-Macquart family. Nana (1880) and Germinal (1885) are among the most powerful of the novels.

Reviews
Zola's steamy story of a sexual passion that plumbs the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution * City Limits *
Broughton's fine translation confirms this as a mesmerising drama of obsessive crime and passion committed in stultifying ambience of the Paris petite bourgeoisie * Time Out *
Zola's steamy story of a sexual passion that plumbs the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution * City Limits *
Broughton's fine translation confirms this as a mesmerising drama of obsessive crime and passion committed in stultifying ambience of the Paris petite bourgeoisie * Time Out *
Zola's steamy story of a sexual passion that plumbs the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution * City Limits *
Broughton's fine translation confirms this as a mesmerising drama of obsessive crime and passion committed in stultifying ambience of the Paris petite bourgeoisie * Time Out *
Zola's steamy story of a sexual passion that plumbs the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution
Broughton's fine translation confirms this as a mesmerising drama of obsessive crime and passion committed in stultifying ambience of the Paris petite bourgeoisie

'Zola's steamy story of a sexual passion that plumbs the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution' -- City Limits

* City Limits *

'Broughton's fine translation confirms this as a mesmerising drama of obsessive crime and passion committed in stultifying ambience of the Paris petite bourgeoisie' Time Out

* Time Out *



Book Information
ISBN 9780948230134
Author Emile Zola
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 130mm * 5mm