La Bete Humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola\'s most violent and explicit works. ".
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This new translation captures Zola\'s fast-paced yet deliberately dispassionate style, while the introduction and detailed notes place the novel in its social, historical, and literary context.
On one level a tale of murder, passion, and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control.
La Bete Humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola\'s most violent and explicit works