Pot-Bouille
Sign in to savePot-Bouille is the tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was serialized between January and April 1882 in the periodical before being published in book form by Charpentier in 1883.
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- Author
- Émile Zola
- First published
- 1882
- Editions
- 37
- Subjects
- Fiction, Middle class, Paris (France), Embroidery, History, Technique, Machine Embroidery, Meiji period
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Key facts
- Book.genre
- Novel
- Book.name
- Pot-Bouille
- Book.image
- Pot Bouille.jpg
- Book.caption
- First edition title page.
- Book.author
- Émile Zola
- Book.country
- France
- Book.language
- French
- Book.series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- Book.publisher
- Charpentier (book form)
- Book.release_date
- 1882 (serial); 1883 (book form)
- Book.media_type
- Print (serial, hardback and paperback)
- Book.pages
- 381 (paperback)
- Book.preceded_by
- The Conquest of Plassans
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Explanation of the novel's title
- Plot summary
- Relation to the other ''Rougon-Macquart'' novels
- English Translations
- Expurgated
- Unexpurgated
- Adaptations
- References
- External links
Pot-Bouille is the tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was serialized between January and April 1882 in the periodical before being published in book form by Charpentier in 1883.
The novel is an indictment of the mores of the bourgeoisie of the Second French Empire. It is set in a Parisian apartment building, a relatively new housing arrangement at the time and its title (roughly translating as stew pot) reflects the disparate and sometimes unpleasant elements lurking behind the building's new façade.