Nana
New York: Three Sirens Press, 1933. Illustrated by Fred A Mayer,
Faux red leather with gilt titles; Top edge gilt; 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; 9-485 [advert] [blank] Illustrated with silhouettes by Fred A Meyer.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Modest shelf handling wear.
Nana, a novel by the French naturalist author Émile Zola completed in 1880, is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series.
The story follows Nana Coupeau's transformation from a streetwalker to a celebrated high-class prostitute during the final years of the French Second Empire.
Nana, the daughter of a drunkard and a laundress, rises to fame as a sexually magnetic actress, captivating Parisian society and ensnaring men such as the wealthy banker Steiner.
She manipulates her allure to gain wealth and gifts, including a country house where she indulges in affairs. However, her seductive power ultimately leads to the downfall of her lovers, particularly Count Muffat, and she herself faces an unexpected twist of fate. [Adapted from Reviews]
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