{"product_id":"germinal-penguin-classics","title":"Germinal (Penguin Classics)","description":"The thirteenth novel in the great Rougon-Macquart sequence expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity’s capacity for compassion and hope.\n\nEtienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.\n\nRoger Pearson's lively and modern translation is accompanied by an introduction that examines the social and political background to Emile Zola's masterpiece, in particular the changing relationship between labor and capital. This edition also contains a further reading list and filmography, chronology, notes and glossary.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140447423\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0140447423.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Émile Zola|Roger Pearson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44513439088701,"sku":"BVV.0140447423.A","price":6.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0140447423-0.jpg?v=1794432676","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/germinal-penguin-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}