Project Gutenberg 2006-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 110 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile L'Argent Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by www.ebooksgratuits.com and Chuck Greif "L'Argent" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work dives into the world of finance and speculation in Paris, exploring the social dynamics and moral implications of wealth and ambition. The narrative centers around the character Saccard, a man driven by a desire for wealth and success following a significant financial downfall. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Saccard as he navigates the bustling atmosphere of a Parisian restaurant, anxiously awaiting a colleague, Huret. The scene is set within the context of the stock market, showcasing various financial characters who embody the greed and treachery prevalent in their pursuits. Saccard is portrayed as both ambitious and desperate, reflecting on his past successes and recent failures. His frustration grows as he contemplates a potential partnership with his politically connected brother, Rougon, while simultaneously grappling with feelings of abandonment and betrayal in the ever-changing landscape of finance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Banks and banking -- France -- History -- 19th -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 956544 956545 2024-10-08T03:34:16.702057 2023-09-08T06:07:54.862215 text/html text/html 1099948 2011-02-17T09:03:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371656 2011-02-17T09:05:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418921 2024-10-08T03:34:26.969031 application/epub+zip 435390 2024-10-08T03:34:18.829137 application/epub+zip 435390 2024-10-08T03:34:17.539058 application/epub+zip 708029 2024-10-08T03:34:33.716527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683144 2024-10-08T03:34:26.232132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 663573 2022-09-08T11:31:21.965591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938098 938065 2024-10-08T03:34:15.319062 2023-09-08T06:07:53.573214 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 913774 2011-02-17T09:04:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 349895 2011-02-17T09:05:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19910 2024-10-08T03:34:33.855514 application/rdf+xml 8487 2024-10-08T03:34:18.094207 image/jpeg 2507 2024-10-08T03:34:17.811080 image/jpeg 410249 2024-10-08T03:34:16.791093 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia