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L'Œuvre
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(The Masterpiece) is the fourteenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was first serialized in the periodical Gil Blas beginning in December 1885 before being published in novel form by Charpentier in 1886.
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- Author
- Marguerite Yourcenar
- First published
- 1968
- Editions
- 66
- Subjects
- Historia, Fiction, Novela, History, Lesbian authors, Alchemists, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), novel
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Key facts
- Book.image
- File:ZolaMasterpiece.jpg
- Book.caption
- The Masterpiece (1886) by Émile Zola (1840–1902)
- Book.author
- Émile Zola
- Book.country
- France
- Book.language
- French
- Book.series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- Book.genre
- Novel
- Book.publisher
- Charpentier (book form)
- Book.release_date
- 1885–1886 (serial) and 1886 (book form)
- Book.media_type
- Print (serial, hardback & paperback)
- Book.pages
- 400 (paperback)
- Book.preceded_by
- The Drinking Den
- Book.followed_by
- The Beast Within
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Wikidata facts
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- #17517
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Émile Zola
- Genre
- social novel
- Country of origin
- France
- Series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- Followed by
- La Terre
- Follows
- Germinal
- Movement
- naturalism
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Image
- ZolaMasterpiece.jpg
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- Commons category
- L'Œuvre (roman)
- title
- L'Œuvre
- publication date
- 1886-00-00
- language of work or name
- French
- Wikisource index page URL
- fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Emile_Zola_-_L’Œuvre.djvu
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- novel
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot summary
- Relation to the other ''Rougon-Macquart'' novels
- Historical basis
- English Translations
- Expurgated
- Unexpurgated
- Sources
- External links
(The Masterpiece) is the fourteenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was first serialized in the periodical Gil Blas beginning in December 1885 before being published in novel form by Charpentier in 1886.
The title, translated literally as "The Work" (as in work of art), is often rendered in English as The Masterpiece or His Masterpiece. It refers to the struggles of the protagonist Claude Lantier to paint a great work reflecting his talent and genius.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “L'Œuvre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.