the rougon macquart a family of Atreus

this book is the novel origins: born from all the madness of adelaide fouque which will spread within the family in different forms.
and the brothers tear, struggles for power, success, greed and manipulation keep coming in the context of the 1851 coup, and as in every tragedy blood flows, founding a new order.
But love is not out of this fresco, and there are pure passion and Redemptions.
Zola fluid style, incisive do Savings person veil barely criticism of the rape of the republic and sharing his remains.
Finally, since there is an end this original novel is necessary for understanding of the work of the whole entire Rougons macquart because each member of this family has its defects and destiny of this beginning.
THEREFORE MUST READ !!!