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The Belly of Paris

Émile Zola
fr. Le Ventre de Paris · 1873
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • Social inequality and class struggle in Paris
  • The influence of the environment on individuals
  • The contrast between poverty and wealth
  • The role of the market as a center of life and a symbol of abundance
  • Depiction of everyday life and labor of ordinary people
  • Critique of bourgeois society and its values
  • The theme of survival and the fight for existence
  • Exploration of human passions and instincts
The Belly of Paris
Date of publication: 23 October 2024
Updated: 6 November 2024
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Author: 
Émile Zola
Original title: fr. Le Ventre de Paris · 1873
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