Project Gutenberg 2018-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 506 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Moore, George 1852 1933 Moore, George Augustus Rhone, Lady Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cur%C3%A9e Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe "The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel" by Émile Zola is a realistic fiction work written in the late 19th century. This novel forms part of Zola's Rougon-Macquart series and explores themes of decadence and moral decay during the Second Empire in France. The main character, Renée, is a wealthy woman entangled in a passionate but taboo relationship with her stepson, Maxime Saccard, while she navigates through a society marked by excess and superficiality. The opening of the novel sees the characters returning from a lavish day at the Bois de Boulogne, with Renée feeling increasingly bored and disconnected from her affluent life. Through detailed descriptions of their carriage ride, Zola paints a picture of the superficiality and emptiness of the elite society that surrounds Renée. As the characters engage in gossip and observe the extravagant lifestyle of Paris, Renée's restlessness and longing for something deeper surface. Her interactions with Maxime indicate a complex relationship tinged with both flirtation and deeper emotional conflicts amidst the opulence that defines their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 734290 2025-07-22T12:51:53.843194 text/html 736644 2021-05-10T17:24:29 text/html 1339467 2025-07-22T12:52:00.332146 application/epub+zip 1350467 2025-07-22T12:51:54.633138 application/epub+zip 333474 2025-07-22T12:51:54.218161 application/epub+zip 1534781 2025-07-22T12:52:05.232107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1508220 2025-07-22T12:51:59.954135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482747 2022-08-25T13:02:28.356628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713323 2025-07-22T12:51:52.983219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 713147 2021-05-10T17:27:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20147 2025-07-22T12:52:05.368094 application/rdf+xml 10935 2025-07-22T12:51:54.303103 image/jpeg 2087 2025-07-22T12:51:54.260140 image/jpeg 272789 2021-05-10T17:27:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 1254405 2021-05-10T17:28:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 1254976 2025-07-22T12:51:53.933139 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia