La Terre

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La Terre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the brutal lives, struggles, and moral decay of French peasants in the 19th century countryside.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naturalist novel
novel
author Émile Zola
character Buteau
Fouan
Françoise
Hyacinthe Fouan
Jean Macquart
Lise
countryOfOrigin France
depicts French peasants
rural society
firstPublisher Charpentier
followedByInSeries Le Rêve
followsInSeries La Joie de vivre
genre naturalism
realist fiction
hasAdaptation La Terre (1921 film)
La Terre (2010 television film)
linked to: La Terre
hasSubject agriculture
family conflict
social criticism
influencedBy positivism
scientific determinism
literaryMovement Naturalism
literaryStyle naturalist
mainTheme greed
inheritance conflicts
moral decay
peasant life
relationship to land
rural poverty
violence
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor controversial reception
graphic depictions of violence
originalLanguage French
originalTitle La Terre
partOfSeries Les Rougon-Macquart
protagonist Jean Macquart
publicationForm book
publicationYear 1887
seriesNumber 15
settingCountry France
settingPeriod 19th century
settingRegion Beauce
timeOfAction Second French Empire
workIn Rougon-Macquart cycle
linked to: Les Rougon-Macquart

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Les Rougon-Macquart hasPart La Terre
Le Rêve follows La Terre
The Fifth Book of Peace hasPart Earth
linked to: La Terre
Earth (1930 film) alsoKnownAs Zemlya
linked to: La Terre
Alexander Dovzhenko notableWork Earth
linked to: La Terre
The Earth in Bondage hasSetting Earth
linked to: La Terre
La Terre originalTitle La Terre
La Terre hasAdaptation La Terre (2010 television film)
linked to: La Terre
Élisée Reclus notableWork La Terre: description des phénomènes de la vie du globe
linked to: La Terre