http://plaintext.bookcrossing.com/journal/4437643
<b>The Back of the Book</b> 'I want to write the living poem of the Earth; but in human terms, not symbolically.' With humour, knowledge of the peasant terrain and flashes of tenderness, Emile Zola's (1840 - 1902) naturalistic novel The Earth measures the agricultural seasons against the human cycle of birth, marriage and death. Written as part of the vast Roughon - Macquart series, it was Zola's favourite novel and describes the harsh struggles of a farming community to look after their land and control their sometimes wayward society. The Lear-like plot of the decline of the Fouan family through greed and selfishness enables Zola to exploit the full breadth and vigour of his powerful creative imagination. His genius for evocative detail and his vivid, ironic characterization lend an unspoken heroism to this epic tale. * * * If interested please PM laura0141 stating location, shipping preference and the name of the book (I run a lot of rings). If no preference is given I will assume you can ship internationally by surface/economy mail. -- Currently reading: The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble http://plaintext.bookcrossing.com/journal/1565294 Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
