La Bete humaine

La Bête humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola''s most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion, and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. This new translation captures Zola''s fast-paced yet deliberately dispassionate style, while the introduction and detailed notes place the novel in its social, historical, and literary context.