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Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille) (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by Émile Zola (Author), Brian Nelson (Editor) "IN the Rue Neuve-Saint-Augustin, a hold-up in the traffic stopped the cab which was bringing Octave and his three trunks from the Gare de Lyon..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (21 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192831798
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192831798
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 379,164 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This new translation of Zola's most acerbic social satire captures the directness and robustness of Zola's language and restores the omissions of earlier abridged versions.


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Brian Nelson is Professor of French and Head of the Department of Romance Languages at Monash University, Melbourne.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - a sparkling comic tragedy, 31 Aug 1999
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I wonder why this book is not more famous - or perhaps it is this new translation which made it such an enjoyable read. If you like Zola, all the traditional elements of poverty and Paris are included, but the wry comedic aspect is quite new. Many chapters of this book could stand in their own right as short stories, and the narrative drive is quite exceptional. The contrast between light comedy and dark tragedy is extreme.

Read before the inevitable BBC Sunday Afternoon serial!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hugely Enjoyable, 11 May 2009
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One of Zola's most accessible novels and a joy to read. Brian Nelson's translation is excellent, though he should have left the title as 'Pot Bouille' as 'Pot luck' is slightly misleading.
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