Project Gutenberg 2006-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 359 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. Le ventre de Paris. English The Fat and the Thin Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger "The Fat and the Thin" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores the vibrant life of the central markets in Paris. It follows the experiences of Florent, a man who has recently returned to Paris after a period of exile, and delves into themes of social hierarchy, survival, and the contrasts of urban life, encapsulated in the metaphor of "the fat and the thin." At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Florent as he makes his way back to Paris, where he struggles with fatigue and hunger. After collapsing on the road, he is helped by Madame Francois, a market gardener, who brings him along in her cart to the markets. Through her conversation, readers gain insight into the bustling world of the Parisian markets, richly portrayed with vivid imagery of the vibrant produce and the grittiness of city life. Florent, who has escaped from a penal colony and is grappling with memories of his past, finds himself in a city transformed yet familiar, teeming with food and life as he begins to navigate this new chapter in his existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 833909 833902 2024-10-03T06:26:51.044246 2023-10-03T06:21:26.461250 text/html text/html 854047 2021-05-25T02:23:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 315866 2021-05-25T02:28:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 379371 2024-10-03T06:27:00.446211 application/epub+zip 389827 2024-10-03T06:26:53.138257 application/epub+zip 389827 2024-10-03T06:26:51.857240 application/epub+zip 645547 2024-10-03T06:27:06.557144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627508 2024-10-03T06:26:59.682204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605463 2022-09-03T08:40:07.163115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813326 813307 2024-10-03T06:26:50.225269 2023-10-03T06:21:25.743250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 813097 2021-05-25T02:27:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 311084 2021-05-25T02:27:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20797 2024-10-03T06:27:06.697151 application/rdf+xml 11828 2024-10-03T06:26:52.407225 image/jpeg 3189 2024-10-03T06:26:52.127219 image/jpeg 368479 2024-10-03T06:26:51.117221 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia