IDENTITY
La Curée
Literature
Work Summary
La Curée by Émile Zola is a novel depicting the spectacular rise and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris through Aristide Saccard's property speculation and the destructive relationships within his family. Urban redevelopment, wealth, sexuality and financial opportunism are presented as intertwined forms of appetite.
Evidence Summary
Direct statement of current reading.
No additional artistic connection inferred from this occurrence.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Émile Zola
Work
La Curée
Years / Period
10–11 Aug 1882
Van Gogh Relation
Read
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
10–11 Aug 1882 — Letter 255
Reading · Reading
Van Gogh says he is busy with Zola's La curée.
Response: Direct statement of current reading.
Connection: No additional artistic connection inferred from this occurrence.
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