2009 Modern Library Edition
Introduction and translation copyright © 2009 by Mark Kurlansky
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zola, Emile, 1840–1902. [Ventre de Paris. English] The belly of Paris/Emile Zola; translated and with an introduction by Mark Kurlansky. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. eISBN: 978-1-58836-855-3 1. Paris (France)—Fiction. I. Kurlansky, Mark. II. Title. PQ2521.V3E5 2009 843′.8—dc22 2008037987
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