August 14, 2018 The Bright Side of Life by Emile Zola Translated by Andrew Rothwell Reviewed by Harriet Fans of Monty Python may have a bit of trouble with this title – I’ve had their…
November 14, 2017 A Love Story by Émile Zola Translated by Helen Constantine Reviewed by Harriet Here on Shiny we’ve reviewed several of the new Oxford World Classics editions of the novels of…
April 14, 2016 Earth by Émile Zola Translated by Brian Nelson and Julie Rose Reviewed by Hayley Anderton Regular readers of my blog might remember that I set myself the task…
July 10, 2014 The Conquest of Plassans by Émile Zola Translated by Helen Constantine Reviewed by Harriet Devine In issue 1 of SNB, I reviewed Zola’s Money, and Victoria wrote a fascinating article about his “racy,…
April 10, 2014 Zola – An Introduction To His Books By Victoria Best The OUP’s decision to publish some of the novels of Émile Zola that have not been in translation for more than…
April 10, 2014 Money by Émile Zola Translated by Valerie Minogue Reviewed by Harriet Devine ‘It’s very difficult to write a novel about money. It’s cold, icy, lacking in interest’. So…