The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1 by Émile Zola

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Author Zola, Émile, 1840-1902
Translator Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922
Title The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1
Note Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Dagny and David Widger
Summary "The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores the experience of pilgrims and patients traveling to Lourdes, a renowned site of religious healing. The story is set against the backdrop of the national pilgrimage to Lourdes, chronicling the hopes, fears, and personal stories of various characters, including the ailing Marie de Guersaint, her father M. de Guersaint, and the compassionate Abbe Pierre Froment. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the journey to Lourdes, capturing the atmosphere within a crowded train filled with diverse individuals from different walks of life, all seeking solace and healing. We meet Marie, who is quite ill, and her father, as they travel alongside other pilgrims and patients. Their conversations reveal their hopes and fears, showcasing the despair faced by many as they cope with illness and the desire for miraculous cures. Zola intricately weaves the characters' suffering and religious faith, hinting at the complexities of human belief in miracles amidst the stark realities of disease. The vivid descriptions bring to life the emotional experiences of the characters as they embark on this transformative pilgrimage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Clergy -- Fiction
Subject Catholics -- Fiction
Subject Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Fiction
Subject Lourdes (France) -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 8511
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 6, 2022
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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