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Nana Coupeau is a beautiful woman, able to attract men of enormous wealth with the crook of her finger. Part-time prostitute, part-time actress, she makes her debut in a mediocre operetta The Blonde Venus at the bustling Paris World’s Fair of 1867. She can’t sing, act, or dance, yet she is stunning. Nana soon rockets through elite Parisian society, and, blinded by desire, men crawl to her feet, yielding to her every demand. Affections are manipulated, hearts are broken; fortunes are gutted and inheritances squandered. The poverty and violence of Nana’s upbringing have led her to a cold and profligate life - a metaphoric indictment of the excesses of France’s Second Empire, and a striking example of Zola’s naturalism.

Translated by Alfred Ernest Vizetelly (updated)

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Public Domain (P)2018 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt
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I thought it was very well read. The reader portrayed Nana’s mercurial character clearly and the pathetic nature of the men under her “spell”. The decadence of 1870s Paris is brilliantly described by Zola. Nana is an anti heroine and a magnificent creation. In the end “Venus is rotting” sums up the book and it’s themes.

Very good reading

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A gripping tale of the sins of the flesh and the sickness of the society at the time. It is excellently narrated.

Wonderful

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Leighton Pugh always reads well and is particularly good here. It’s not my favourite Zola novel but it’s easy to see why it has always been one of his most popular ones.

Emile Zola - Nana

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I struggled with the voice. I believe a woman's voice may be much better. The narrator's attempt to portray the female voices was a bit misogynistic. I managed, however not comfortable listening . I shall avoid this voice in future. In fact it's put me off ..think I prefer a book.

Not the best experience of Nana

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