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Truth

Rating 4.1
Word count
1.3M words
Chapters
133

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Totuus by Émile ZolaAuthor: Zola, Émile, 1840-1902,Language: Finnish, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Sep 22, 2014

Editor's review

Totuus (Truth) is one of the novels in Zola's Les Quatre Évangiles series, included in Project Gutenberg here in a Finnish translation. This late group of works by Zola is strongly marked by social idealism and speculation; this novel continues his concern with truth, justice, and human progress, presenting the author's critique and hopes for society through his characters' fates. For Chinese readers, the special value of this edition is that it is a public-domain Finnish text, usable as material for comparative literature and translation studies, to observe how Zola appears in a Nordic language; it is also a free way to access one of Zola's less popular works. Note that the text is in Finnish and the Gutenberg edition has no notes or introduction, so the barrier to reading is high. It suits readers with some Finnish or those engaged in translation and comparative literature research; ordinary Chinese readers who want to know Zola should first choose a Chinese translation of a representative work. On the whole, this is a text for research and reference rather than for general readability.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers with some Finnish who want to read Zola in the original
  • Scholars and students in translation studies or comparative literature
  • Researchers collecting multilingual editions of Zola's works

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who do not know Finnish and only want Zola in Chinese translation
  • Beginners new to Zola who need an introduction
  • General readers looking for light, recreational reading

Reading tips

  1. Understand the overall conception of Zola's Les Quatre Évangiles before starting this work
  2. Read alongside a Chinese or French translation for easier comprehension and comparison
  3. Note the translator's word choices and keep records as corpus material for translation research

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Contents

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FAQ

What language is this book in?
This is a Finnish translation, a public-domain text included by Project Gutenberg; it is not the Chinese or French original, and reading it requires some Finnish.
Where does Totuus stand among Zola's works?
It belongs to Zola's late Les Quatre Évangiles series, marked by social idealism and speculation, and differs in style from his naturalist masterpieces.
Can I use this book if I don't know Finnish?
You can use it as edition material or as an object of translation research, but to understand the content, it is better to read a Chinese or French translation.

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About the author

Émile Zola Author · French · 1840–1902

Émile Zola (1840–1902) was a French novelist, critic and political activist, one of the most prominent French writers of the late nineteenth century and the founder of the theory of naturalism. Through his twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart he constructed a vast social panorama, with representative works including Germinal, L'Assommoir, Au Bonheur des Dames and La Bête humaine. These works often take workers, peasants and ordinary city people as their protagonists, presenting poverty, labour and desire with meticulous observation and an almost documentary style, calm yet powerful. During the Dreyfus Affair Zola published the famous open letter J'Accuse, intervening in public affairs as an intellectual in the cause of justice. The library holds 93 of his works, including several translations.

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