Zola's "Prey's Share" Synopsis and Impressions - 1850s Paris in a land speculation frenzy. A human drama in search of money and power!
In "A Share of the Prey," Aristide, the third son of the Lugon family, hungry for "money and power," sniffs out a prize of a Paris remodeling project and struggles in Paris to get a share of it.
Money, speculative fever, extravagance, lust...
Zola depicts human desire in this way as well.
It is a terrific work that lets us know the greed of man for money and the desires of men and women. I highly recommend it!