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La bête humaine

by Émile Zola, Leonard Tancock

Set during the French Second Empire, this novel examines the tension between technological progress and primal human instincts through a narrative of murder and passion. It portrays individuals driven by atavistic forces against the backdrop of the expanding railway network.

Accession 16680 ISBN 0140443274 Publisher —
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