Thérèse Raquin

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naturalist novel novel

Thérèse Raquin is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores adultery, murder, and psychological torment in 19th-century Paris.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naturalist novel → novel →
adaptedAs	film → opera → radio drama → stage play → television production →
author	Émile Zola →
centralTheme	adultery → consequences of crime → determinism → guilt → murder → passion → psychological torment →
countryOfOrigin	France →
firstPublicationForm	serial →
firstPublicationVenue	L’Artiste →
genre	crime fiction → naturalism → psychological fiction →
hasSubject	crime and punishment → marriage → moral decay → psychology of criminals → working-class life in Paris →
influencedBy	Honoré de Balzac → scientific determinism →
literaryMovement	Naturalism →
literarySignificance	early major work of Émile Zola → key text of French naturalism →
mainCharacter	Camille Raquin → Laurent → Madame Raquin → Thérèse Raquin (character) →
narrativePerspective	third-person narration →
notableAdaptation	In Secret (2013 film) → Thérèse Raquin (1873 play) → Thérèse Raquin (1953 film) → Thérèse Raquin (1980 film) → Thérèse Raquin (2001 film) →
originalLanguage	French →
partOfSeries	Rougon-Macquart cycle (sometimes associated) →
placeOfPublication	Paris →
publicationYear	1867 →
publisher	Ambroise Dupont →
settingLocation	Paris →
settingPeriod	19th century →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thérèse Raquin ("Thérèse Raquin (1873 play)") → Thérèse Raquin ("Thérèse Raquin (1953 film)") → Thérèse Raquin ("Thérèse Raquin (1980 film)") → Thérèse Raquin ("Thérèse Raquin (2001 film)") →	notableAdaptation
Thérèse Raquin ("Thérèse Raquin (character)") →	mainCharacter
Émile Zola →	notableWork