Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 337 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Nana Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso from image files made available from Bibliotheque Nationale de France "Nana" by Émile Zola is a novel written during the late 19th century, specifically set in Paris under the Second Empire. The story revolves around the character of Nana, a seductive and ambitious actress who captures the attention of society, stirring both admiration and scandal as she navigates a world filled with desire and decadence. At the start of the narrative, the scene is set in the theater of Variétés, where a mix of excited patrons eagerly anticipate the premiere of the play "La Blonde Vénus," starring the enigmatic Nana. The atmosphere is charged with anticipation, as characters converse about Nana's burgeoning fame. As the story unfolds, glimpses of Nana's impactful presence and interactions reveal her allure. The opening highlights not just the public's curiosity about her but also hints at her complex relationships with the various characters surrounding her, laying the groundwork for a tale steeped in themes of sexuality, power, and societal critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Prostitutes -- France -- Fiction French fiction -- 19th century France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870 -- Fiction Young women -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1007666 1007536 2024-10-03T04:33:52.051693 2023-10-03T04:58:38.856876 text/html text/html 1007659 1007529 2024-10-03T04:33:52.428722 2023-10-03T04:58:39.133912 text/html text/html 432695 2024-10-03T04:34:04.107623 application/epub+zip 447265 2024-10-03T04:33:54.826721 application/epub+zip 447265 2024-10-03T04:33:53.409683 application/epub+zip 742014 2024-10-03T04:34:11.252620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698490 2024-10-03T04:34:03.209648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680188 2022-09-03T06:35:28.353839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 932788 932709 2024-10-03T04:33:51.362718 2023-10-03T04:58:38.344892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 911153 2014-10-24T22:15:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 342661 2014-10-24T22:15:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20975 2024-10-03T04:34:11.387582 application/rdf+xml 9538 2024-10-03T04:33:53.961667 image/jpeg 2747 2024-10-03T04:33:53.686680 image/jpeg 423019 2024-10-03T04:33:52.519690 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