Money
Émile Zola
Zola’s Money (L’Argent, 1891) shows the corrupting effect of untrammelled stock-market speculation. While some seek redemption through philanthropic and evangelical ventures, others – such as the main protagonist, Saccard – embrace their own avarice. Speculators illegally push up share prices so that ordinary citizens are feverishly swept up in an epidemic of small-scale investment. After unsustainable growth, there follows the inevitable crash, unleashing widespread misery and playing out against a backdrop of looming European conflict, colonialism, economic instability and political revolution. As Saccard tries to keep ahead of the financial authorities, he finds himself increasingly haunted by a serious crime from his past.
Author - Émile Zola.
Narrator - Leighton Pugh.
Published Date - Sunday, 28 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
Zola’s Money (L’Argent, 1891) shows the corrupting effect of untrammelled stock-market speculation. While some seek redemption through philanthropic and evangelical ventures, others – such as the main protagonist, Saccard – embrace their own avarice. Speculators illegally push up share prices so that ordinary citizens are feverishly swept up in an epidemic of small-scale investment. After unsustainable growth, there follows the inevitable crash, unleashing widespread misery and playing out against a backdrop of looming European conflict, colonialism, economic instability and political revolution. As Saccard tries to keep ahead of the financial authorities, he finds himself increasingly haunted by a serious crime from his past. Author - Émile Zola. Narrator - Leighton Pugh. Published Date - Sunday, 28 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:09
Chapter 2
Duration:01:48:02
Chapter 3
Duration:01:32:43
Chapter 4
Duration:01:17:07
Chapter 5
Duration:01:20:34
Chapter 6
Duration:01:36:31
Chapter 7
Duration:01:28:08
Chapter 8
Duration:01:04:17
Chapter 9
Duration:01:27:10
Chapter 10
Duration:01:35:48
Chapter 11
Duration:01:46:49
Chapter 12
Duration:01:20:34
Chapter 13
Duration:01:44:28