Free digital classic
Au bonheur des dames
by Zola, Émile
- Reading format
- EPUB in Folarin Bookstore Digital
- Language
- fr
About this book
Creators: Émile Zola (1840-1902) "Au bonheur des dames" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1883. Set in the emerging world of the modern department store, it follows Denise Baudu, a young woman who arrives in Paris and begins working at the grand retail emporium "Au Bonheur des Dames." As store owner Octave Mouret revolutionizes shopping and crushes traditional merchants with his innovations, an unexpected connection develops between him and Denise. The novel explores ambition, commerce, and the transformation of women's independence in nineteenth-century Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 884