Nana (Version 2), Book Nine of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Anna Coupeau, known as Nana, makes her debut in 1867 at the Theatre de Varietes, and is an instant sensation. It is as a prostitute, however, that she becomes infamous in Paris, as a destroyer of men. She meets with an ignominious end at the very eve of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. - Summary by Mark Leder
Genre(s): General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): dramatic (11), realistic (5), sad (4), naturalistic (3), sordid (1)
Group: Les Rougon-Macquart