His Masterpiece by Émile Zola
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"His Masterpiece" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1886. It follows Claude Lantier, a revolutionary painter struggling to create his ultimate work in mid-nineteenth-century Paris. Against the backdrop of the emerging Impressionist movement, Claude battles public ridicule, artistic obsession, and his own genius. As he paints and repaints an ever-evolving canvas, his friendships crumble and his mental state deteriorates. His wife Christine watches helplessly as the pursuit of artistic perfection
consumes him entirely, blurring the line between creative vision and madness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922 |
| Uniform Title | L'oeuvre. English |
| Title | His Masterpiece |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C5%92uvre |
| Credits | Dagny and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Autobiographical fiction |
| Subject | Impressionist artists -- France -- Paris -- Fiction |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15900 |
| Release Date | May 25, 2005 |
| Last Update | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1446 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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