The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel by Émile Zola
"The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1883. It chronicles the rise of the modern department store through two intertwined stories: Denise Baudu, a young saleswoman navigating the brutal world of retail work, and Octave Mouret, the ambitious store owner revolutionizing commerce by overwhelming female customers with luxury and choice. As Octave's innovations destroy traditional shops, he finds himself unexpectedly captivated by the one woman
who resists his charms—Denise herself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Au bonheur des dames. English |
| Title | The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel |
| Note | Sequel to "Piping Hot!" #54686 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Bonheur_des_Dames |
| Credits | David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Department stores -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women sales personnel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Seduction -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 54687 |
| Release Date | May 8, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 548 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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