The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre] by Émile Zola
"The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre]" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1884. Orphaned ten-year-old Pauline Quenu arrives at her relatives' home in a Normandy seaside village, bringing optimism and open-heartedness to a household plagued by illness, resentment, and pessimism. As financial disasters drain her inheritance and those around her descend into bitterness and fear, Pauline struggles to maintain her generous spirit. This twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart
series explores whether joy can survive amid loss, betrayal, and life's relentless hardships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
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| Editor | Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922 |
| Title | The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre] |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_joie_de_vivre |
| Credits | Clare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe |
| 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 | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 56541 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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