{"product_id":"germinal-9780140447422","title":"Germinal","description":"The thirteenth novel in  mile Zola's great \u003cb\u003eRougon-Macquart\u003c\/b\u003e sequence, \u003cb\u003eGerminal\u003c\/b\u003e expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity's capacity for compassion and hope.\u003cp\u003eEtienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew translation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes introduction, suggestions for further reading, filmography, chronology, explanatory notes, and glossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140447422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.12w x 1.05d","brand":"Emile Zola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916792762549,"sku":"9780140447422","price":9.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6232c8e3-3d80-4ff6-aeb9-bf5d4b966faf.jpg?v=1687271021","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/germinal-9780140447422","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}