Project Gutenberg 2017-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 240 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. Work [Travail] Dagny and Marc D’Hooghe "Work [Travail]" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story presents a deep exploration of the struggles of the working class, focusing on Luc Froment, who witnesses the hardships faced by laborers, particularly through the lens of an impoverished family struggling to survive amidst harsh societal conditions. This work reflects Zola’s commitment to social realism and critiques the injustices prevalent in industrial society. At the start of the novel, Luc Froment finds himself in a bleak industrial setting, observing a young woman named Josine and her little brother Nanet as they wait in despair outside of a steelworks called the Abyss. The narrative vividly describes the oppressive atmosphere of the factory town, the emotional weight of the characters, and the societal issues stemming from labor strife stirred by a recent strike. Josine's suffering, compounded by her injured hand and helplessness in the face of starvation, highlights the precarious existence of the working class, setting the stage for an exploration of themes such as the necessity of collective struggle and the human cost of industrialization. The opening portrays a world filled with suffering and desperation, drawing the reader into the social commentary that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1265154 2025-09-22T06:44:50.577380 text/html 1247523 2024-10-23T02:28:49 text/html 688367 2025-09-22T06:44:59.595375 application/epub+zip 709638 2025-09-22T06:44:51.486366 application/epub+zip 570538 2025-09-22T06:44:51.046419 application/epub+zip 1014911 2025-09-22T06:45:06.820309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 983057 2025-09-22T06:44:59.219324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833687 2022-08-25T04:02:07.741131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1243350 2025-09-22T06:44:49.512377 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1223611 2024-10-23T02:28:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17302 2025-09-22T06:45:06.953298 application/rdf+xml 20695 2025-09-22T06:44:51.141381 image/jpeg 3151 2025-09-22T06:44:51.094363 image/jpeg 893995 2025-09-22T06:44:50.683391 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia