{"product_id":"9781411432239","title":"Germinal (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eEmile Zola\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉmile Zola\u003c\/b\u003e’s unflinchingly told story of a daring coal miners’ strike in northern France was published in 1885, when the prolific author was at the height of his powers. Today some readers believe this novel will prove to be his most enduring work. Spare yet compassionate, \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from the comfortable homes of the bourgeoisie to the dark bowels of the earth, describing unbearable human suffering and exploitation in vivid and unsentimental prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÉtienne Lantier, a poor but spirited young laborer in search of work, shares the wretched lives of the coal miners of Le Voreux, where the brutish and dangerous working conditions consume the health and prospects of young and old, one generation after another. Impoverished, ill, and hungry, the miners inspire Étienne to attempt a revolt against the Company, an overthrow of “the tyranny of capital, which was starving the worker.” They answer his desperate call for a strike that grows increasingly violent and divisive, testing loyalties and endangering Étienne’s life even as it offers the workers their only hope of a decent existence. In a harrowing climax, the unforeseen consequences of the strike threaten to engulf them all in disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominique Jullien\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of French at Columbia University and the University of California–Santa Barbara, and the editor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eRomanic Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eProust et ses modèles: Les Mille et une Nuits et les Mémoires de Saint-Simon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRécits du Nouveau Monde: les Voyageurs français en Amérique de Chateaubriand à nos jours\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published numerous articles on nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, including several on Émile Zola.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138297774320,"sku":"9781411432239","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411432239_p0.jpg?v=1763722196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411432239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}