L'Œuvre by Émile Zola

L'Œuvre

Les Rougon-Macquart

Émile Zola with Antoinette Ehrard (Contributor)

421 pages first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction art classics literary

Description

« Avec Claude Lantier, je veux peindre la lutte de l’artiste contre la nature, l’effort de la création dans l’œuvre d’art, effort de sang et de larmes pour donner sa chair, faire de la vie ; toujours en bataille avec le vrai, et toujours vaincu, l...

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Community Reviews Summary of 249 reviews

Moods

dark 81%
sad 81%
emotional 68%
reflective 68%
informative 31%
inspiring 31%
tense 31%
challenging 25%
adventurous 6%
funny 6%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 31% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.86

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