The Sin of Father Mouret

<p><I>The Sin of Father Mouret</I> (1875) is a novel by French author ��mile Zola. The fifth of twenty volumes of Zola's monumental <I>Les Rougon-Macquart</I> series is an epic story of family politics class and history that traces the disparate paths of several French citizens raised by the same mother. Spanning the entirety of the French Second Empire Zola provides a sweeping portrait of change that refuses to shy away from controversy and truth as it gets to the heart of heredity and human nature. Serge Mouret is a pious if not overzealous young man. For his first assignment after taking his religious orders he is appointed parish priest of the impoverished village of Artauds. Unable to attract villagers to his sermons he pontificates to an empty dilapidated church determined to explore and expose the innermost spaces of his soul. Unconcerned with worldly affairs he grows increasingly neurotic eventually suffering a debilitating breakdown. Unable to care for himself Father Mouret is taken into the care of Doctor Pascal Rougon a distant relative. At his suggestion Mouret is sent to Le Paradou a rundown estate where he is to live out his life in peace and near-solitude. There he befriends Albine a young girl who seems to have grown up alone at Le Paradou and who dotes on her ailing housemate. As time goes by he begins to fall in love with her and their friendship develops into an innocent blissful romance. <I>The Sin of Father Mouret</I> is a story of family and fate a thrilling and detailed novel that continues a series rich enough for its author to explore in twenty total volumes. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of ��mile Zola's <I>The Sin of Father Mouret</I> is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.</p>