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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Émile Zola
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This book describes a five day national pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Lourdes, where miracle cures are hoped for. The central character is a priest, Pierre, whose faith is faltering. He is accompanying his childhood sweetheart who has been stricken with paralysis and whose faith is strong. In the background of the great irony of this relationship, there are numerous sub-plots, some tragic, some whimsical, involving a large number of characters, set in the midst of organised chaos in the pilgrimage site. Through Pierre's mental and spiritual experiences Zola explores the role of religious faith in a society coming to terms with science and reason.
This book describes a five day national pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Lourdes, where miracle cures are hoped for. The central character is a priest, Pierre, whose faith is faltering. He is accompanying his childhood sweetheart who has been stricken with paralysis and whose faith is strong. In the background of the great irony of this relationship, there are numerous sub-plots, some tragic, some whimsical, involving a large number of characters, set in the midst of organised chaos in the pilgrimage site. Through Pierre's mental and spiritual experiences Zola explores the role of religious faith in a society coming to terms with science and reason.
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Lourdes was first published in 1894. Zola first conceived of the book when he visited Lourdes in September 1891 and was taken aback by the number of pilgrims that visited the shrine to the Virgin Mary. He returned the following year during August, which is the busiest period for pilgrimages, and in
Beschrijving van zijn reis naar Lourdes door de niet gelovige Zola, maar wel vanuit oprechte belangstelling
كان من الطبيعي أن تثير هذه الرواية الجديدة مزيداً من ثائرة اليمين الفرنسي والإيطالي المتطرف، خصوصاً أن الرواية نشرت مسلسلة في صحيفة «الجورنال» الباريسية، وصحيفة «لاتريبونا» في روما خلال عام 1898 لتنشر بعد ذلك في كتاب. وهنا إزاء رد الفعل الغاضب الذي كان لرواية «روما» والذي ساهم في رفع مبيعاتها إلى أر
this is the first of Zola's trilogy, which at this moment is feeling like a bigger commitment than i can make, but i managed to get through it in record time. unfortunately the quickness of the read wasn't due so much to my investment in the plot (what little there is), or the brilliance of the writ
Όταν τελείωσα την ιστορία της οικογένειας των Ρουγκόν –Μακάρ, αυτήν την απίστευτη περιπέτεια της ανθρώπινης κληρονομικότητας όπως την ξεδιπλώνει ο Ζολά μέσα σε είκοσι ολόκληρους τόμους, αναρωτιόμουν για τον αν ο αγαπημένος μου συγγραφέας θα μπορούσε να συνεχίσει με κάτι εξίσου μεγαλειώδες ή αν θα με
Attention Classic lovers, I was introduced to this French author some years ago and have loved his writing ever since. Lourdes is Book 1 in his Three Cities Trilogy, his fictional account of the story of the famous pilgrimage of healing in the Grotto. I have learned so much, albeit Zola’s views abou