L'Oeuvre (The Masterpiece), Book Fourteen of the Rougon-Macquart Cycle

LibriVox recording of L'Oeuvre (The Masterpiece), Book Fourteen of the Rougon-Macquart Cycle by Émile Zola. (Translated by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly.) Read in English by Mark Leder. In this, the 14th volume of his Rougon-Macquart cycle, Emile Zola depicts the life struggles of an artist, Claude Lantier--the elder brother of Etienne Lantier ("Germinal"). The book describes his genius, his struggles both to complete his works, and his failure at gaining acceptance, and his tragic end. Because he felt Lantier was in some measure based on him, the artist Paul Cezanna, a lifelong friend of Zola, broke off their friendship permanently. - Summary by Mark Leder For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org.