The Ladies' Paradise

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by Émile Zola · 1883

Also known by its French title, Au Bonheur des Dames, this is the eleventh novel in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series. Set amid the rise of the modern Parisian department store, it follows Denise Baudu as she enters the world of the powerful retail establishment and explores its effects on workers, customers, and small shopkeepers.