tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913457690230234975.post2580747809395579526..comments2023-04-28T05:05:09.936+05:30Comments on The Melancholy of Resistance: Some Notes on Émile Zola's La DébâcleAlokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913457690230234975.post-40344700255892321522019-04-30T10:31:49.497+05:302019-04-30T10:31:49.497+05:30Wow, this is a truly great review, Alok! I have ma...Wow, this is a truly great review, Alok! I have made a mistake by reading this first before The Earth! :) But you're right, it's not a good choice for Zola's first read. I didn't realize how La Debalce "can only be read as a postscript to those earlier novels in the cycle". It only shows how neatly Zola has arranged this cycle. La Debacle as the postscript, and then summed all up with Doctor Pascal (which I haven't read yet). Now my mind is made up - I will read again the cycle in chronological order starting next year. That would be a fantastic journey!<br /><br />Thanks for ever participating at Zoladdiction, I have enjoyed our discussions on Zola!Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913457690230234975.post-60407254059811001472019-04-30T02:55:48.509+05:302019-04-30T02:55:48.509+05:30A whole series of these would be all right with me...A whole series of these would be all right with me. Very interesting.<br /><br />Is the governing metaphor for a battlefield really cattle in a slaughterhouse? That is not exactly Zola at his most inventive.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com