Shopping paradise: Émile Zola and the world's first department

Sex and shopping in 19th century Paris: Zola's gripping classic novel, The Ladies' Paradise – Helena Fairfax

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19th Century Department Stores : Between Women's Emancipation and Consumerism

19th Century Department Stores : Between Women's Emancipation and Consumerism

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19th Century Department Stores : Between Women's Emancipation and Consumerism

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Zola's prophetic celebration of unbridled commerce and consumerism, The Ladies' Paradise (Au bonheur des dames, 1883) recounts the frenzied transformations that made late nineteenth-century Paris the fashion capital of the world. The novel's capitalist hero, Octave Mouret, creates a giant department store that devours the dusty, outmoded boutiques surrounding it.

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