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Title: Germinal
Note: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: This eBook was produced by Carlo Traverso
Summary: "Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel written during the late 19th century. The work explores the struggles of coal miners in northern France, focusing on the dire conditions of their lives and the broader socio-economic issues of the time. The opening introduces us to Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker seeking a job in the mining industry, and sets the stage for his encounters with fellow miners and their harsh realities. At the start of "Germinal," we find Étienne Lantier navigating a cold, dark landscape as he makes his way toward the mining town of Montsou in search of work. After a solitary journey filled with thoughts of hunger and despair, he encounters a group of miners at the Voreux pit, where he learns about the dire lack of jobs and the challenges faced by the mining community. Through conversation with characters like the elderly Bonnemort and others, the opening reveals a sense of impending struggle among the miners, setting the tone for the larger themes of labor exploitation and social inequality that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Zola, Émile, 1840-1902
EBook No.: 5711
Published: May 1, 2004
Downloads: 481
Language: French
Subject: Coal miners -- Fiction
Subject: Coal mines and mining -- Fiction
Subject: Political fiction
Subject: Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction
Subject: Labor disputes -- Fiction
Subject: France, Northern -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Germinal
Note: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: This eBook was produced by Carlo Traverso
Summary: "Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel written during the late 19th century. The work explores the struggles of coal miners in northern France, focusing on the dire conditions of their lives and the broader socio-economic issues of the time. The opening introduces us to Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker seeking a job in the mining industry, and sets the stage for his encounters with fellow miners and their harsh realities. At the start of "Germinal," we find Étienne Lantier navigating a cold, dark landscape as he makes his way toward the mining town of Montsou in search of work. After a solitary journey filled with thoughts of hunger and despair, he encounters a group of miners at the Voreux pit, where he learns about the dire lack of jobs and the challenges faced by the mining community. Through conversation with characters like the elderly Bonnemort and others, the opening reveals a sense of impending struggle among the miners, setting the tone for the larger themes of labor exploitation and social inequality that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Zola, Émile, 1840-1902
EBook No.: 5711
Published: May 1, 2004
Downloads: 481
Language: French
Subject: Coal miners -- Fiction
Subject: Coal mines and mining -- Fiction
Subject: Political fiction
Subject: Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction
Subject: Labor disputes -- Fiction
Subject: France, Northern -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.