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The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre]
by Émile Zola
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- EN
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"The Joy of Life [La joie de vivre]" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1884. Orphaned ten-year-old Pauline Quenu arrives at her relatives' home in a Normandy seaside village, bringing optimism and open-heartedness to a household plagued by illness, resentment, and pessimism. As financial disasters drain her inheritance and those around her descend into bitterness and fear, Pauline struggles to maintain her generous spirit. This twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series explores whether joy can survive amid loss, betrayal, and life's relentless hardships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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