Au bonheur des dames by Émile Zola
"Au bonheur des dames" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1883. Set in the emerging world of the modern department store, it follows Denise Baudu, a young woman who arrives in Paris and begins working at the grand retail emporium "Au Bonheur des Dames." As store owner Octave Mouret revolutionizes shopping and crushes traditional merchants with his innovations, an unexpected connection develops between him and Denise. The novel explores ambition,
commerce, and the transformation of women's independence in nineteenth-century Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
|---|---|
| Title | Au bonheur des dames |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Bonheur_des_Dames |
| Credits | Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits (Jean-Marc, Coolmicro and Fred); this text is also available at www.ebooksgratuits.com |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Department stores -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women sales personnel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Seduction -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 16852 |
| Release Date | Oct 10, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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