EPISODE · May 22, 2015 · 19H 55M
Germinal Audiobook by Émile Zola
from Get the Most Popular Audiobooks in Classics, European Literature · host Émile Zola
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/47/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Germinal Author: Émile Zola Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Classics, European Literature Publisher's Summary: Germinal is one of the most striking novels in the French tradition. Widely regarded as Zola's masterpiece, the novel describes the working conditions of French coalminers in the 1860s in harsh and realistic terms. It is visceral, graphic, and unrelenting. Its strong socialist principles and vivid accounts of the miners' strikes meant that the novel became a key symbol in the workers' fight against oppression, with chants of "Germinal! Germinal!" resonating high above the author's funeral.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/47/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Germinal Author: Émile Zola Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Classics, European Literature Publisher's Summary: Germinal is one of the most striking novels in the French tradition. Widely regarded as Zola's masterpiece, the novel describes the working conditions of French coalminers in the 1860s in harsh and realistic terms. It is visceral, graphic, and unrelenting. Its strong socialist principles and vivid accounts of the miners' strikes meant that the novel became a key symbol in the workers' fight against oppression, with chants of "Germinal! Germinal!" resonating high above the author's funeral.
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