{"product_id":"a-love-story-paperback","title":"A Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmile Zola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelene Grandjean, an attractive young widow, lives a secluded life in Paris with her only child, Jeanne. Jeanne is a delicate and nervous girl who jealously guards her mother's affections. When Jeanne falls ill, she is attended by Dr Deberle, whose growing admiration for Helene gradually turns into mutual passion. Deberle's wife Juliette, meanwhile, flirts with a shallow admirer, and Helene, intent on preventing her adultery, precipitates a crisis whose consequences are far-reaching. Jeanne realizes she has a rival for Helene's devotion in the doctor, and begins to exercise a tyrannous hold over her mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eighth novel in Zola's celebrated Rougon-Macquart series, \u003cem\u003eA Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense psychological and nuanced portrayal of love's different guises. Zola's study extends most notably to the city of Paris itself, whose shifting moods reflect Helene's emotional turmoil in passages of extraordinary lyrical description. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Constantine\u003c\/strong\u003e was Head of Modern Languages at Bartholomew School near Oxford before retiring from teaching in 2000. She is now a full-time translator and editor. From 2003 to 2012 she was co-editor of the international magazine \u003cem\u003eModern Poetry in Translation\u003c\/em\u003e. She has published four volumes of translated stories, \u003cem\u003eParis Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParis Metro Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrench Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eParis Steet Tales\u003c\/em\u003e. Her translations include \u003cem\u003eThe Conquest of Plassans\u003c\/em\u003e by Zola, and Flaubert's \u003cem\u003eA Sentimental Education\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Nelson \u003c\/strong\u003eis Emeritus Professor (French Studies and Translation Studies) at Monash University, Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He has been editor of the \u003cem\u003eAustralian Journal of French Studies\u003c\/em\u003e since 2002. His publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Zola\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2017), \u003cem\u003eZola and the Bourgeoisie\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 1983), and translations of \u003cem\u003eEarth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fortune of the Rougons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Belly of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePot Luck\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Ladies' Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics. He was awarded the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Translation in 2015. His most recent critical work is \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to French Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2015).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753947595040,"sku":"9780198728641","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1af9776e2995987fdd97645c8521d39f.webp?v=1780030122","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-love-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}