Encapsulating, with luxurious detail, the phenomenon of consumer society?obsessed with image, fashion, and instant gratification?Ladies' Delight depicts the growth of capitalism through the workings of a new economic entity, the department store. The novel centers on the story of the young Denise who is seeking work in Paris and Octave Mouret, the aspiring director of the shopping emporium. Set in the heart of the city, Zola's novel evokes the giddy pace of Paris' transition into a modern metropolis and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century.
| ISBN: | 9781847490483 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2008 |
| Author: | Émile Zola, April FitzLyon |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 453 pages |
| Series: | Oneworld Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary |
Encapsulating, with luxurious detail, the phenomenon of consumer society?obsessed with image, fashion, and instant gratification?Ladies' Delight depicts the growth of capitalism through the workings of a new economic entity, the department store. The novel centers on the story of the young Denise who is seeking work in Paris and Octave Mouret, the aspiring director of the shopping emporium.
Ladies' Delight features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary
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Ladies' Delight was written by Émile Zola, April FitzLyon and published by Oneworld Classics
Ladies' Delight has 453 pages
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