Th r se Raquin

<p><I>Th��r��se Raquin</I> (1867) is a novel by French author ��mile Zola. Initially serialized in <I>L'Artiste</I> a popular French literary magazine <I>Th��r��se Raquin</I> Zola's third novel earned the author widespread fame and critical condemnation for its scandalous content and unsparing vision of human sexuality and violence. <I>Th��r��se Raquin</I> effectively launched Zola's career as a leading practitioner of literary naturalism and has since been adapted countless times for theater television and film. Th��r��se Raquin the daughter of an Algerian mother and French father is raised by her aunt Madame Raquin whose overbearing nature has turned her son Camille into a reclusive hypochondriac. Despite growing up like a sibling to Camille Th��r��se is forced by her aunt to marry him at the age of 21 thereby relinquishing her autonomy as a young ambitious woman. Desperate for change she suggests they move to Paris together where the two women run a shop while Camille searches for his first job. In the French capital Camille runs into an old friend Laurent who eventually falls in love with the unsuspecting man's unhappy wife. Overwhelmed with desire desperate for affection Th��r��se not only begins in an affair with Laurent but considers the prospect of murdering her husband in order to free herself. During a boat trip the two lovers seize their chance but the consequences of their decision relentlessly follow them leaving them haunted in dreams and in life by the man they thought they had lost. This edition of ��mile Zola's <I>Th��r��se Raquin</I> is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> 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> <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>