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Fruitfulness

Fruitfulness

Zola, Émile
Editions, Mint

Hardcover

Series: Mint Editions (Literary Fiction)

Classic FictionGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $27.99

ISBN10: 1513133209
ISBN13: 9781513133201
Publisher: Mint Ed
Published: Feb 15 2022
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.24
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

Fruitfulness (1899) is a novel by French author Émile Zola. Published as the first installment of his Les Quatre Évangiles, a series of four novels inspired by the New Testament gospels and aimed at investigating prominent social issues, Fruitfulness was written while Zola was living in exile in England following his advocacy on behalf of Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jew falsely convicted of spying. An inspired secularist and socialist, Zola foresaw his final literary project as an essential step forward in human consciousness and societal evolution, a vision tragically cut short by his death only several years later. In nineteenth-century France, following the collapse of the Second Empire, widespread economic instability has led to a dangerously low birthrate. Forced to make impossible decisions for the lives of their families, people have given up raising more than one or two children, leading to a strain on the workforce and creating a society without the joys of youth. Against all odds, and despite the harsh judgment of their peers, Mathieu and Marianne Froment attempt to raise a family of twelve children. Grounded in love and solidarity, the Froment family becomes a symbol of perseverance and a model for their beleaguered community. This edition of Émile Zola's Fruitfulness is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

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