{"product_id":"the-kill-la-curee-9780199536924","title":"The Kill: La Curee","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emile Zola\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLa Curée\u003c\/em\u003e) is the second volume in Zola's great cycle of twenty novels, \u003cem\u003eLes Rougon-Macquart\u003c\/em\u003e, and the first to establish Paris - the capital of modernity - as the centre of Zola's narrative world. Conceived as a representation of the uncontrollable 'appetites' unleashed by the Second Empire (1852-70) and the transformation of the city by Baron Haussmann, the novel combines into a single, powerful vision the twin themes of lust for money and lust for pleasure. The all-pervading promiscuity of the new Paris is reflected in the dissolute and frenetic lives of an unscrupulous property speculator, Saccard, his neurotic wife Renée, and her dandified lover, Saccard's son Maxime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032819622039,"sku":"9780199536924","price":877.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199536924.webp?v=1769208584","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-kill-la-curee-9780199536924","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}