false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167946517m/28413.jpg 28413 38 The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, the store's owner-manager, masterfully exploits the desires of his female customers. In his private life as much as in business he is the great seducer. But when he falls in love with the innocent Denise Baudu, he discovers she is the only one of the salesgirls who refuses to be commodified. This new translation of the eleventh book in the Rougon-Macquart cycle captures the spirit of one of Zola's greatest novels of the modern city. 1540214 1967 The Ladies' Paradise (Oxford World's Classics) total:432|5:147|4:185|3:73|2:18|1:9| 432 1739 621 59 5 1 false false Wed Mar 11 16:40:38 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 15:07:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 28 09:45:03 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 13:02:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jun 01 01:20:01 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 01:37:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 02:32:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 04:15:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:46:10 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 17:10:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 04 12:09:06 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 10:38:34 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Mar 21 15:56:17 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:45:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 17 10:53:22 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:57:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 29 18:27:50 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 22 21:47:18 -0800 2008 The Ladies Pa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 20:48:19 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 20:58:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Sep 01 07:15:16 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 07:15:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 13 09:14:08 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 09:21:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 12:29:43 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 12:30:42 -0800 2008 Twice 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:49:41 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 16:58:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 16:25:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:26:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 03:18:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:51:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 15:50:41 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 15:50:45 -0700 2009 http://sensemania.blogspot.com/2009/03/a...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 20 08:55:31 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 31 05:51:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 10:17:57 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 10:18:37 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 31 19:54:54 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 19:55:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28413