{"product_id":"germinal-9780140447422","title":"Germinal","description":"The thirteenth novel in Émile Zola's great \u003cb\u003eRougon-Macquart\u003c\/b\u003e sequence, \u003cb\u003eGerminal\u003c\/b\u003e expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity's capacity for compassion and hope.\u003cp\u003eEtienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew translation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes introduction, suggestions for further reading, filmography, chronology, explanatory notes, and glossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eÉmile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. His principal work, \u003cb\u003eLes Rougon-Macquart\u003c\/b\u003e, is a panorama of mid-19th century French life, in a cycle of 20 novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629209096466,"sku":"9780140447422","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea84958d-b5df-4e24-957b-6d00497966f8.jpg?v=1732724476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/germinal-9780140447422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}