Tereza Raken

Tereza Raken

Émile Zola

"Therese Raken" (1867) is a dark study of passion, crime, and psychological consequences. Set in Paris, it follows Therese, a young woman raised by her aunt, Madame Raken, and forced into marriage with her sickly son, Camille.

Therese leads a dreary life in a boring marriage and a small shop, suppressing her passions. Everything changes when she meets Laurent, Camille's friend, a vital and passionate painter. Their obsessive love affair quickly develops into a plan to kill Camille so that they can be together.

After drowning Camille in a river, Therese and Laurent marry, but instead of happiness, they are haunted by guilt and fear. Zola describes in detail their psychological breakdown: hallucinations, nightmares and mutual accusations destroy their love. Madame Raken, paralyzed after a stroke, witnesses their arguments but cannot speak. The tension culminates in mutual despair, where Therese and Laurent, unable to bear the burden of the crime, resort to a tragic denouement - mutual suicide.

Zola, a pioneer of naturalism, presents characters as victims of instinct, environment and physiological drives, without moralizing. The novel is a dark portrayal of human nature, where passion and guilt lead to inevitable ruin. The style is realistic, with an emphasis on psychological depth and raw emotion.

Original title
Therese Raquin
Translation
Miodrag Kujundžić
Graphics design
Janko Krajšek
Dimensions
18 x 11 cm
Pages
191
Publisher
Rad, Beograd, 1963.
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Serbian.

One copy is available

Condition:Used, excellent condition
 

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