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Pot-Bouille is the tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. The novel is an indictment of the mores of the bourgeoisie of the Second French Empire. It is set in a Parisian apartment building, a relatively new housing arrangement at the time and its title (roughly translating as stew pot) reflects the disparate and sometimes unpleasant elements lurking behind the building's new façade.
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6 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 1999French & European Pubns · 9780686557982
- Paperback · English · 1999French & European Pubns · 9780685239490
- Other · English · 2000Tuttle Publishing · 288 pages · 9780460875790
- Paperback · French · 1982Editions Flammarion · 476 pages · 9782070374083
- Paperback · French · 1974Livre de Poche · 510 pages · 9782253006985
- Other · French · 1979Flammarion · 439 pages · 9782080702074
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