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Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) A Realistic Novel

By Emile Zola

Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) A Realistic Novel Contemporary literature

Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) A Realistic Novel

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Piping hot! (Pot-Bouille): A realistic novel presents a vivid portrayal of urban middle-class life through a meticulous study of behavior, ambition, and decorum among residents of a shared building. At its center is a newly arrived young man eager to make his mark in a city where appearances, etiquette, and quiet rivalries govern social interaction. The building itself becomes a stage for concealed conflicts and aspirations, where tenants navigate ambition, propriety, and family obligation. In its opening, the protagonist enters the city with expectations of advancement and is welcomed into a well-ordered apartment house that prides itself on decency. He is quickly introduced to the tenants and their customs, observing the carefully maintained image of respectability and the spoken and unspoken rules of social engagement. The building s structure mirrors the rigid boundaries of class and morality that its occupants strive to uphold, often at the expense of honesty and individuality. Underneath the surface politeness lies a sharp commentary on social hypocrisy, exposing how the bourgeois obsession with reputation fosters manipulation and artifice in both private and public behavior. The novel scrutinizes a class determined to preserve appearance over truth.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
344
Release Date:
2025-07-01
Publication Date:
2025-07-01
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9371817305
ISBN13:
9789371817301
Weight:
486 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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