Rome

<p><I>Rome</I> (1896) is a novel by French author ��mile Zola. <I>Rome</I> is the second installment in Zola's celebrated <I>Three Cities Trilogy</I>. Published toward the end of Zola's career the trilogy is an ambitious sweeping study of one man's struggle with faith in political religious and social life. Following his protagonist Abb�� Pierre Froment Zola provides a striking portrait of the soul of modern man in crisis with itself and with an ever-changing world. In <I>Rome</I> Abb�� Froment-inspired by his pilgrimage to the holy city of Lourdes-writes a book on socialistic Catholicism aimed at reforming the Church in order to benefit its most vulnerable subjects. Facing censure from Vatican officials he travels to the heart of the Catholic world where he hopes to gain an audience with the Pope in order to vindicate himself. Filled with hope and perhaps more than a little na��ve Froment believes he can inspire radical institutional changes for the Church. When he gets to Rome however he finds himself waiting endlessly for his chance to arrive. As days turn into weeks and weeks turn to months Pierre grows tired of the city's ancient beauty which never fails to remind him of his fate as a member of an institution brought low by its commitment to tradition. Soon he is faced with a choice-to continue to hope for change or to change his own small life.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>