Therese Raquin
by Émile Zola
Taste attributes: dramaromancecrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn emotional novel that is serious, polished and intimate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Thérèse Raquin [teʁɛz ʁakɛ̃] is an 1868 novel by French writer Émile Zola, first published in serial form in the literary magazine L'Artiste in 1867. It was Zola's third novel, though the first to earn wide fame. The novel's adultery and murder were considered scandalous and famously described as "putrid" in a review in the newspaper Le Figaro.
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- Author
- Émile Zola
- Published
- 1867
- Pages
- 255
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