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L'Oeuvre (The Masterpiece), Book Fourteen of the Rougon-Macquart Cycle
by Émile Zola
In this, the 14th volume of his Rougon-Macquart cycle, Emile Zola depicts the life struggles of an artist, Claude Lantier--the elder brother of Etienne Lantier ("Germinal"). The book describes his genius, his struggles both to complete his works, and his failure at gaining acceptance, and his tragic end. Because he felt Lantier was in some measure based on him, the artist Paul Cezanna, a lifelong friend of Zola, broke off their friendship permanently. - Summary by Mark Leder
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
12:16 - Chapter 2
Chapter One, Part A
24:55 - Chapter 3
Chapter One, Part B
31:42 - Chapter 4
Chapter Two, Part A
34:23 - Chapter 5
Chapter Two, Part B
36:56 - Chapter 6
Chapter Three, Part A
26:05 - Chapter 7
Chapter Three, Part B
30:19 - Chapter 8
Chapter Three, Part C
31:55 - Chapter 9
Chapter Four, Part A
35:22 - Chapter 10
Chapter Four, Part B
36:38 - Chapter 11
Chapter Five, Part A
31:20 - Chapter 12
Chapter Five, Part B
38:40 - Chapter 13
Chapter Six, Part A
29:40 - Chapter 14
Chapter Six, Part B
39:21 - Chapter 15
Chapter Seven, Part A
24:14 - Chapter 16
Chapter Seven, Part B
25:05 - Chapter 17
Chapter Seven, Part C
38:38 - Chapter 18
Chapter Eight, Part A
37:27 - Chapter 19
Chapter Eight, Part B
40:13 - Chapter 20
Chapter Nine, Part A
28:36 - Chapter 21
Chapter Nine, Part B
28:06 - Chapter 22
Chapter Nine, Part C
35:54 - Chapter 23
Chapter Ten, Part A
32:54 - Chapter 24
Chapter Ten, Part B
29:37 - Chapter 25
Chapter Ten, Part C
26:18 - Chapter 26
Chapter Ten, Part D
29:08 - Chapter 27
Chapter Eleven, Part A
27:36 - Chapter 28
Chapter Eleven, Part B
29:38 - Chapter 29
Chapter Eleven, Part C
37:00 - Chapter 30
Chapter Twelve, Part A
21:09 - Chapter 31
Chapter Twelve, Part B
39:05