His Excellency (Son Excellence Eugene Rougon; Rougon-Macquart)
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His Excellency (Son Excellence Eugene Rougon; Rougon-Macquart) by Emile Zola
'He loved power for power's sake . . . He was without question the greatest of the Rougons.' His Excellency Eug ne Rougon (1876) is the sixth novel in Zola's twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart cycle. A political novel set in the corridors of power and in the upper echelons of French Second Empire society, including the Imperial court, it focuses on the fluctuating fortunes of the authoritarian Eug ne Rougon, the vice-Emperor. But it is more than just a chronicle. It plunges the reader into the essential dynamics of the political: the rivalries, the scheming, the jockeying for position, the ups and downs, the play of interests, the lobbying and gossip, the patronage and string-pulling, the bribery and blackmail, and, especially, the manipulation of language for political purposes. The novel's themes--especially its treatment of political discourse--have remarkable contemporary resonance. His Excellency Eug ne Rougon is about politics everywhere.
From August Strindberg to Theodore Dreiser to Tom Wolfe, his work has affected them all. In 1902, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781595690555 |
| ISBN 10 | 1595690557 |
| Title | His Excellency (Son Excellence Eugene Rougon; Rougon-Macquart) |
| Author | Emile Zola |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MONDIAL |
| Year published | 2006-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 364 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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