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Napoleon Ryan
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The irresistible power of money, a lever that can lift the world. Love and money are the only things.
Aristide Rougon, known as Saccard, is a failed property speculator determined to make his way once more in Paris. Unscrupulous, seductive, and with unbounded ambition, he schemes and manipulates his way to power. Financial undertakings in the Middle East lead to the establishment of a powerful new bank and speculation on the stock market; Saccard meanwhile conducts his love life as energetically as he does his business, and his empire is seemingly unstoppable.
Saccard, last encountered in The Kill (La Curée) in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, is a complex figure whose story intricately intertwines the worlds of politics, finance, and the press. The repercussions of his dealings on all levels of society resonate disturbingly with the financial scandals of more recent times. This is the first new translation for more than 100 years, and the first unabridged translation in English. The edition includes a wide-ranging introduction and useful historical notes.
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Zola packs his stories with a huge number of characters that you would be lost without a clear distinction in voice & accent. Credit to the adept narration of Leighton Pugh who has pulled it off with a widely distinct character range.
Zola's characters are more realistic than Dickens, with better depth and whilst less cartoonish, they are just as grotesque.
Brilliant: Great Financial + Historical Fiction
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Brilliant story unfortunately marred by racist narration
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The book to read when week Credit Suisse collapses
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