The novel tells the tale of a young woman, Thérèse Raquin, who is coerced by an overbearing aunt into a loveless marriage with her first cousin Camille. He is sickly and egocentric and when the …

One of Zola's most famous realist novels, Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower classes in nineteenth-century Parisian society.

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Thérèse Raquin, novel by Émile Zola, first published serially as Un Mariage d’amour in 1867 and published in book form with the present title in the same year.

Thérèse Raquin is a young woman being raised by her aunt, Madame Raquin, since the death of her mother. Madame Raquin has a son, Camille, whom she idolizes. Her incessant doting, however, …

Thérèse Raquin weaves a complex tale of forbidden desires, murder, and despair set against the backdrop of the Left Bank of Paris during the mid-1800s. Drawing on the classic structure of...

Emile Zola ’s short novel Thérèse Raquin traces the complete life’s story of its title character: her childhood defined by confinement and resentment; her adulthood marked by passion and deception; …

"Thérèse Raquin" is a novel by Émile Zola that explores complex human emotions and moral dilemmas through its major characters. The story revolves around Thérèse, a young woman trapped in a …

Feb 22, 2005 · In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille.

Thérèse Raquin est le quatrième roman de l' écrivain français Émile Zola publié en 1867. Ce roman, qui présente déjà les caractéristiques du naturalisme développé plus tard dans le cycle des Rougon …