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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting…
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1 author picked Germinal as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was very young when I first read this book. Many years later I took it back from the shelf and went through its pages with older eyes.
The reality portrayed by Émile Zola in the 19th Century is quite brutal. The coal miners back then – with their struggle for life, excess work, permanent fatigue, lack of knowledge and understanding, contrasted by the careful calculations and comfort of their masters – mirror miners and other workers today.
Greed on one side, poverty on the other regarded as normal. The very few with enough wit to overthrow the injustice…
From Paul's list on the Western’s social unrest and decay.
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