The Fat and the Thin by Émile Zola
"The Fat and the Thin" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1873. Set in Les Halles, the massive central market of 19th-century Paris, it follows Florent, an escaped political prisoner who returns to his half-brother's family seeking refuge. They secure him work as a fish inspector, but his involvement in a socialist plot threatens his freedom. Zola's vivid descriptions capture the atmosphere of the market halls and working-class life, including
the famous "Cheese Symphony" passage with its ingenious orchestral metaphors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
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| Translator | Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922 |
| Uniform Title | Le ventre de Paris. English |
| Title | The Fat and the Thin |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ventre_de_Paris |
| Credits | Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5744 |
| Release Date | Apr 22, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 25, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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