Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 255 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile The Flood Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inondation Michael Castelluccio "The Flood" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century, during the period characterized by realism and a focus on social issues. The story revolves around the devastating effects of a catastrophic flood on a close-knit farming family, exploring themes of loss, disaster, and human resilience against nature's fury. The narrative follows Louis Roubien, a 70-year-old farmer, as he recounts the idyllic life he and his extended family have built on their prosperous farm, which is suddenly threatened by the rising waters of the Garonne River. As the flood engulfs their home, the family is confronted with terror and despair, struggling to survive amidst the chaos. The novel vividly depicts the emotional turmoil experienced by Louis and his loved ones as they navigate their impending doom, highlighting the sense of community and love that binds them together. The calamity brings forth tragic losses and challenges their faith and resolve, ultimately leading Louis to reflect on the fragility of life and the deep sorrow that follows such irreversible devastation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Floods -- France -- Toulouse -- 19th century -- Fiction Garonne River (Spain and France) -- Fiction Disaster victims -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 74514 2025-06-03T10:50:32.238699 text/html 75613 2021-04-18T14:02:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 27219 2021-04-18T14:08:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 85459 2025-06-03T10:50:36.528668 application/epub+zip 84728 2025-06-03T10:50:33.909666 application/epub+zip 84728 2025-06-03T10:50:32.807681 application/epub+zip 142630 2025-06-03T10:50:38.563651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133141 2025-06-03T10:50:35.871700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106614 2022-09-04T04:08:15.629309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66142 2025-06-03T10:50:31.933705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66090 2021-04-18T14:07:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25589 2021-04-18T14:07:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19297 2025-06-03T10:50:39.288652 application/rdf+xml 8378 2025-06-03T10:50:33.359694 image/jpeg 2420 2025-06-03T10:50:33.089702 image/jpeg 76237 2025-06-03T10:50:32.250696 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia