Synopsis
Perhaps his most famous work, émile zola's thérèse raquin is a dark and gripping story of lust, violence and guilt, set in the gloomy back streets of paris. This penguin classics edition is translated with notes and an introduction by robin buss. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of a dingy haberdasher's shop on the passage du pont-neuf in paris, thérèse raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, camille.
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