In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend, Laurent. But their passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever.

Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.

© 2006 Blackstone Publishing (Hörbuch): 9781481550253
© 2013 Interactive Media (E-Book): 9781909904880

Übersetzer: Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

Erscheinungsdatum

Hörbuch: 2. April 2006
E-Book: 15. November 2013