ISBN: 0099573520

Adam Thorpe's unflinching translation brings Zola's dark and shocking masterwork to life Mysterious disappearances, domestic cases, noiseless, bloodless snuffings-out . . . the law can lo… Mehr…

Adam Thorpe's unflinching translation brings Zola's dark and shocking masterwork to life Mysterious disappearances, domestic cases, noiseless, bloodless snuffings-out . . . the law can look as deep as it likes, but when the crime itself goes unsuspected . . . oh yes, there's many a murderer basking in the sun . . . When Thrse Raquin is forced to marry the sickly Camille, she sees a bare life stretching out before her, leading every evening to the same cold bed and every morning to the same empty day. Escape comes in the form of her husband's friend, Laurent, and Thrse throws herself headlong into an affair. There seems only one obstacle to their happiness: Camille. They plot to be rid of him. But in destroying Camille they kill the very desire that connects them. First published in 1867, Thrse Raquin has lost none of its power to enthral. classics,contemporary,criticism and theory,drama,education,education and reference,fiction,foreign language,foreign language dictionaries and thesauruses,foreign language fiction Foreign Language Study & Reference, Random House<

ISBN: 9780099573524

Adam Thorpe's unflinching translation brings Zola's dark and shocking masterwork to life Mysterious disappearances, domestic cases, noiseless, bloodless snuffings-out . . . the law can lo… Mehr…

Adam Thorpe's unflinching translation brings Zola's dark and shocking masterwork to life Mysterious disappearances, domestic cases, noiseless, bloodless snuffings-out . . . the law can look as deep as it likes, but when the crime itself goes unsuspected . . . oh yes, there's many a murderer basking in the sun . . . When Thérèse Raquin is forced to marry the sickly Camille, she sees a bare life stretching out before her, leading every evening to the same cold bed and every morning to the same empty day. Escape comes in the form of her husband's friend, Laurent, and Thérèse throws herself headlong into an affair. There seems only one obstacle to their happiness: Camille. They plot to be rid of him. But in destroying Camille they kill the very desire that connects them. First published in 1867, Thérèse Raquin has lost none of its power to enthral. Therese Raquin Zola, Emile, Vintage<

ISBN: 9780099573524

When Therese Raquin is forced to marry the sickly Camille, she sees a bare life stretching out before her, leading every evening to the same cold bed and every morning to the same empty d… Mehr…

When Therese Raquin is forced to marry the sickly Camille, she sees a bare life stretching out before her, leading every evening to the same cold bed and every morning to the same empty day. Escape comes in the form of her husband's friend, Laurent, and Therese throws herself headlong into an affair. Livre - Récit, [PU: Century Hutchinson; Random Century; Random House]<

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[EAN: 9780099573524], [PU: Random House UK], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages., Books<