The Heirs of Rabourdin is a comedic play in three acts, written by the renowned French author Emile Zola and first published in 1894. The play is set in Paris in the late 19th century and centers around the Rabourdin family, who are struggling to maintain their social status and financial stability. The patriarch of the family, Monsieur Rabourdin, has recently passed away, leaving his wife and children to navigate the complexities of inheritance and the social expectations of their class. The play follows the Rabourdins as they interact with a variety of characters, including wealthy aristocrats, ambitious politicians, and scheming social climbers. As the family members jockey for position and try to secure their financial futures, they find themselves drawn into a series of absurd and hilarious situations. Throughout the play, Zola satirizes the French bourgeoisie and their obsession with wealth and status. He also explores themes of family, inheritance, and the corrupting influence of money. The Heirs of Rabourdin is a witty and entertaining play that offers a sharp critique of French society in the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
?mile Zola was a French writer who is recognized as an exemplar of literary naturalism and for his contributions to the development of theatrical naturalism. Zola s best-known literary works include the twenty-volume Les Rougon-Macquart, an epic work that examined the influences of violence, alcohol and prostitution on French society through the experiences of two families, the Rougons and the Macquarts. Other remarkable works by Zola include Contes ? Ninon, Les Myst?res de Marseille, and Th?r?se Raquin.
In addition to his literary contributions, Zola played a key role in the Dreyfus Affair of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His newspaper article J Accuse accused the highest levels of the French military and government of obstruction of justice and anti-semitism, for which he was convicted of libel in 1898. After a brief period of exile in England, Zola returned to France where he died in 1902. ?mile Zola is buried in the Panth?on alongside other esteemed literary figures Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. The Heirs Of Rabourdin | A Comedy In Three Acts (1894) | Emile Zola | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2009 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781120032836 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Nº de ref. del artículo: 119228029
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