Zola "has repeatedly claimed that he has the right to say everything, to say everything that everyone has done, and to use this right without hesitation." French writer Mo Bosang once commented: "He loves to show naked truth, sometimes even to the point of challenge;" He likes to describe things that he knows will irritate readers and force rude words on them. "
Zola is such a person.
Nana is the most detailed description of the life of prostitutes in French literature. Among them, there are all kinds of prostitutes, from senior socialites, supported outsiders, singers and actors to low-level prostitutes. By expressing their pride and bitterness, luxury and poverty, the novel fully reflects the living habits, social relations, economic situation and psychological state of prostitutes.
At the beginning of the novel, Nana was only an eighteen-year-old sexy actress. She was promoted to the stage of amusement theater by Bordenave, a junior theater manager. He caused a sensation in Paris by starring in a vulgar and obscene opera "Goldilocks". In fact, Nana has no acting ability, but she has "something else" that can surpass others. "This thing is enough for everything else". As long as she appears, "the whole audience will be salivating". This "something else" is the "Chun Qing" that emanates from Nana's almost naked body and vulgar and provocative performances. In the end, Nana "won the victory with her marble-white body, and her strong sex appeal was enough to ruin the audience's psychological defense ...". Make the audience fascinated, all tongue-tied and lip-burnt, eyes red, with irresistible desires into addiction.
Since then, the upper-class sluts and lechers have gathered at Nana's door to compete for favor. While dealing with these gentlemen, Nana still went to brothels for prostitution. Soon, she was supported by Steiner, a banker, and, like a high-class lady, she lived in a suburban villa that Steiner bought specially for her. In the bedroom of this villa, Nana began to receive the underage aristocratic young master George Yugong and the court minister Count Mifa. At the same time, Mifa's wife, Countess sabine, also committed adultery in secret.
Later, under the support of Count Mifa, Nana lived a luxurious life like a princess. However, she was not loyal to Mifa and accepted all the rich men in Paris. Money poured into Nana's pocket like running water, and she squandered it like running water.
After Count Mifa's money was drained by Nana, his two sons also became the victims of Nana's desire. Philip was arrested and imprisoned for embezzling public funds for her. George committed suicide for her.
One day, Nana suddenly disappeared. It is rumored that she went to Africa and Russia, and was loved by local princes and nobles. She brought back a lot of money from Russia, but as soon as she returned to Paris, she contracted smallpox from her son and soon rotted to death in the hotel.
The Second Reich written by Zola, namely Lugong-Macard Family, also known as Natural History and Social History of a Family in the Second Reich, was originally planned to write 1, but later it was increased to 2, and he worked hard for 23 years. However, his works were regarded as "filthy literature" by conservative people at that time. Later, Zola wrote two series of novels, Three Cities and Four Gospels. Zola died of gas poisoning in his apartment in Paris on September 28th, 192.