{"product_id":"book-j3dq","title":"Émile Zola: A BBC Radio Drama Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC radio adaptations of novels and short stories by Émile Zola, plus a fascinating short documentary and an original drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelist, journalist and literature's greatest whistleblower, Émile Zola was one of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century's pre-eminent authors. He is renowned for his philosophy of naturalism, which informed his 20-volume Rougon-Macquart cycle, an epic family saga set during France's Second Empire, and for his controversial intervention in the Dreyfus affair through his infamous protest letter, J'Accuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are some of his superlative works, adapted for radio with stellar casts and beginning with his breakthrough novel, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThérèse Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. A cautionary tale of lust, murder and madness, it stars \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Riley, Andrew Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eToby Hadoke\u003c\/b\u003e. It is followed by five of the most famous novels in the Rougon-Macquart series - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eL'Assommoir, The Ladies' Delight, Germinal, His Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBête\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumaine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. With settings ranging from Paris to the far north of France, they portray 1860s French society at its most brutal, corrupt and duplicitous. Featuring a host of unforgettable characters, from slum laundress Gervaise to idealistic miner Etienne, impoverished painter Claude and tortured train driver Jacques, these poignant, powerful and provocative dramas star \u003cb\u003eDavid Bradley, Claire Goose, Georgia King, Joe Absalom, Rob Edwards, Michael Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eImogen Stubbs\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on short stories by Zola, Kelvin Segger's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Men Tell No Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrooping with Crows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduce us to a dead man observing his funeral preparations, another killed by advertising, a dreamer who delays for too long and a devious entrepreneur with an extraordinary marketing idea. \u003cb\u003eMichael Maloney, Norman Bird, Struan Rodger, Terry Molloy \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Trevor Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e star in these dark, inventive plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo conclude, two captivating bonus programmes explore Zola's involvement in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZola and the Dreyfus Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e charts the course of the scandal that rocked a nation; while Hattie Naylor's original drama \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ'Accuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e looks at events through the eyes of the right-wing, nationalistic Louis Grigori, who comes to believe that the persecution of the guiltless Dreyfus was the correct and only action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThérèse Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eL'Assommoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ladies' Delight \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerminal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis Masterpiece \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBête \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumaine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Men Tell No Tales \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrooping with Crows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZola and the Dreyfus Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ'Accuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1867 (\u003ci\u003eThérèse Raquin)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1876 \u003ci\u003e(L'Assommoir)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1882-83 (\u003ci\u003eAu Bonheur du Dames)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1884-85 (\u003ci\u003eGerminal)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1885-86 \u003ci\u003e(L'Œuvre\u003c\/i\u003e), 1890 (\u003ci\u003eLa Bête Humaine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © Kelvin Segger 1999 (\u003ci\u003eDead Men Tell No Tales\u003c\/i\u003e), 2000 (\u003ci\u003eTrooping with Crows\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ'Accuse \u003c\/i\u003ecopyright © Hattie Naylor 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350829375792,"sku":"BDj3dq","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/j3dq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777542067","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j3dq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}