La Terre
Émile Zola
Zola’s La Terre (The Earth) proved highly controversial on publication in 1887 and still retains the power to shock. It follows the fortunes of the Fouan family in the years leading up to the Franco-Prussian War. Old Fouan, the patriarch, draws up a legal contract to divide his farmland between his three children in exchange for an allowance that will support him and his wife through a comfortable retirement. Against a backdrop of rural deprivation, drunkenness, violence and sexual abuse, the Fouans’ greed, jealousy and power games cause both the contract and family ties to unravel with tragic consequences.
Author - Émile Zola.
Narrator - Émile Zola.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Zola’s La Terre (The Earth) proved highly controversial on publication in 1887 and still retains the power to shock. It follows the fortunes of the Fouan family in the years leading up to the Franco-Prussian War. Old Fouan, the patriarch, draws up a legal contract to divide his farmland between his three children in exchange for an allowance that will support him and his wife through a comfortable retirement. Against a backdrop of rural deprivation, drunkenness, violence and sexual abuse, the Fouans’ greed, jealousy and power games cause both the contract and family ties to unravel with tragic consequences. Author - Émile Zola. Narrator - Émile Zola. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 2
Duration:00:29:17
Chapter 3
Duration:00:36:10
Chapter 4
Duration:00:40:52
Chapter 5
Duration:00:39:10
Chapter 6
Duration:00:49:54
Chapter 7
Duration:00:41:49
Chapter 8
Duration:00:26:06
Chapter 9
Duration:00:29:43
Chapter 10
Duration:00:30:33
Chapter 11
Duration:00:50:36
Chapter 12
Duration:00:35:46
Chapter 13
Duration:00:31:47
Chapter 14
Duration:00:24:34
Chapter 15
Duration:00:25:19
Chapter 16
Duration:00:41:46
Chapter 17
Duration:00:38:04
Chapter 18
Duration:00:28:20
Chapter 19
Duration:00:43:35
Chapter 20
Duration:00:34:56
Chapter 21
Duration:00:43:49
Chapter 22
Duration:00:55:02
Chapter 23
Duration:00:56:52
Chapter 24
Duration:00:47:43
Chapter 25
Duration:00:57:57
Chapter 26
Duration:00:38:40
Chapter 27
Duration:00:43:25
Chapter 28
Duration:00:44:22
Chapter 29
Duration:01:10:55
Chapter 30
Duration:01:04:45
Chapter 31
Duration:00:53:18