The Dream

Provides a detailed portrait of provincial nineteenth-century life. Adhering to a naturalist approach, this book eschews many of the characteristics of the author's other novels of the "Rougon-Macquart" cycle - such as a pronounced polemical agenda or a gritty subject matter - offering instead a lyrical tale of love and innocence.

Ofera un portret detaliat al vietii provinciale din secolul al XIX-lea. Aderand la o abordare naturalista, aceasta carte se fereste de multe dintre caracteristicile celorlalte romane ale autorului din ciclul ,,Rougon-Macquart" - cum ar fi o agenda polemica pronuntata sau un subiect serios - oferind in schimb o poveste lirica despre dragoste si inocenta.