Douglas Parmée books

The Earth (1980)

The EarthEmile ZolaAccording to the book's back cover, Zola regarded this as his greatest novel. As a humble reader of Zola, I'd put it behind Germinal, Nana, Debacle, Ladies' Paradise and Belly of Paris. But, being a work of Zola, it's still a gritty and thought-provoking look at 19th century li...