The Sin of ABBE Mouret

The Sin of ABBE Mouret - Paperback

$16.95
$16.95
Skip to product information
The Sin of ABBE Mouret
  • The Sin of ABBE Mouret
The Sin of ABBE Mouret - Paperback

The Sin of ABBE Mouret - Paperback

by Emile Zola
$16.95
$16.95

Book Overview

"I really don't understand how people can blame a priest so much, when he strays from the path."

Serge Mouret, is an obsessively devout priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. A serious illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse Albine. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the "Paradou," seeking a forbidden tree, beneath whose boughs they make love. Anguish follows, as the abbe regains his memory and returns to the church.

In this, the fifth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, Zola concentrates on the conflict between church and nature; celibacy and sexuality. The Sin of Abbe Mouret is Zola's version of the Fall of Man and has many biblical parallels. The novel stands out among the author's work for its lyricism and the extravagant beauty of the descriptions. The edition includes a wide-ranging introduction and useful historical notes.
ISBN9780198736639
Author Emile Zola
PublisherOxford University Press
GenreLiterature and Religion & spirituality
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Literary Collections Literary Criticism Nonfiction

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

More by Emile Zola

Thérèse Raquin

Thérèse Raquin - Hardcover

Thérèse Raquin - Hardcover

By Émile Zola

About Emile Zola

Émile Zola was born in 1840 and worked as a journalist before turning to fiction. He wrote his first major novel, Thérèse Raquin, in 1867, and the publication of L'Assommoir ten years later made him the most famous writer in France. His work has influenced authors from August Strindberg to Theodore Dreiser to Tom Wolfe. He died in 1902.

You may also like