The sin of Abbé Mouret / Émile Zola ; translated with an introduction and notes by Valerie Minogue.

Author
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Description
xxxv, 300 pages : genealogical table ; 20 cm.

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    Summary note
    Serge Mouret, is an obsessively devout priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. A serious illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse Albine. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the "Paradou," seeking a forbidden tree, beneath whose boughs they make love. Anguish follows, as the abbe regains his memory and returns to the church. In this, the fifth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, Zola concentrates on the conflict between church and nature; celibacy and sexuality. The Sin of Abbe Mouret is Zola's version of the Fall of Man and has many biblical parallels. The novel stands out among the author's work for its lyricism and the extravagant beauty of the descriptions. The edition includes a wide-ranging introduction and useful historical notes. -- Amazon.com
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Translator's Note
    • Select Bibliography
    • A Chronology of Emile Zola
    • Family Tree of the Rougon-Macquart. THE SIN OF ABBE MOURET. Explanatory Notes.
    ISBN
    • 0198736630 (paperback)
    • 9780198736639 (paperback)
    OCLC
    968310674
    RCP
    H - S
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