Zola emile

1884 · 36519 — Paris: G. Charpentier et Cle Editeurs 1884. First Edition. Octavo. 447pp A very good copy in black morocco spine and marbled boards gilt titled and original yellow printed wraps bound in.Tiny chip to the foredge of the front fly leaf. Inscribed by Zola to his close friend and mentor Edmund de Goncourt "Edmond de Goncourt Mon ami Enile Zola" Goncourt has additionally written a 3 line note and signed it. Zola wrote The Joy of Living after the deaths of his mother Edmond Duranty and Gustave Flaubert plunging him into a deep depression. Zola was attracted to the Goncourt brothers because of their realism in literature. The Prix Goncourt is the most prestigious award in France for literature. Bookplate of the wife of an Atlanta businessman who mingled with the French Literati 1930s-60s. <br /> <br /> <br/><br/> G. Charpentier et Cle Editeurs paperback