About “La joie de vivre”
La joie de vivre is the twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was first published in the periodical Gil Blas in 1883. The novel was later released in book form by the publisher Charpentier in February 1884. The story explores themes related to family and social life, as is common in Zola’s series. The novel is part of a larger literary project that examines various aspects of French society through the lives of different characters. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1884