Le Ventre de Paris

E69630
naturalist novel novel

Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.

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The Belly of Paris 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naturalist novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptation radio adaptations ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
author Émile Zola ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
depicts Paris food markets ⓘ
butchers ⓘ
shopkeepers ⓘ
small tradespeople ⓘ
firstPublicationForm book publication ⓘ
genre naturalism ⓘ
realist literature ⓘ
hasTranslation Le Ventre de Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Belly of Paris
historicalContext post-Commune political climate in France ⓘ
literaryMovement Realism ⓘ
surface form: Naturalism
literaryTechnique detailed descriptive realism ⓘ
documentary-style observation ⓘ
mainCharacter Claude Lantier ⓘ
Florent ⓘ
Lisa Quenu ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableSection the "symphony of cheeses" description ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ
surface form: Rougon-Macquart cycle
partOfLiteraryProject study of society under the Second Empire ⓘ
positionInSeries third novel in Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ
protagonistOccupation market inspector ⓘ
political exile ⓘ
publicationYear 1873 ⓘ
publisher Charpentier ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ
surface form: Germinal

La Curée ⓘ
Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ
surface form: L’Assommoir
series Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ
setting Les Halles ⓘ
surface form: Les Halles market

Paris ⓘ
theme abundance ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ
consumer society ⓘ
hunger ⓘ
political repression ⓘ
social conflict ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form: Second French Empire
titleMeaning Le Ventre de Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Belly of Paris

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La Curée → followedBy → Le Ventre de Paris ⓘ
Les Rougon-Macquart → hasPart → Le Ventre de Paris ⓘ
Le Ventre de Paris → hasTranslation → Le Ventre de Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Belly of Paris
Émile Zola → notableWork → Le Ventre de Paris ⓘ
Le Ventre de Paris → titleMeaning → Le Ventre de Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Belly of Paris