The Belly of Paris
17 hrs. 9 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Émile Zola
Author
Émile Zola
Narrator
Larisa Tretyakova
Narrator
Larisa Tretyakova
This is Zola’s first novel in which not only the middle bourgeoisie is portrayed, but also the lower strata of society. The image of the Central Market—one of the most visible signs of the urban culture of mature capitalism—becomes a metaphor for the social relations taking shape in that era.
The plot centers on Florent, once a schoolteacher. In 1851, during the unrest accompanying the state coup of December 2, 1851, this man was mistakenly taken for an opponent of the new regime and sentenced to hard labor in Cayenne. After serving several years, Florent escaped from the penal colony at the risk of his life and managed to reach Paris, where he can barely scrape together a living. Florent is described as a man who instinctively rejects the regime of Napoleon III’s personal rule, but who is poorly adapted to real life and to fighting for his ideals.
The plot centers on Florent, once a schoolteacher. In 1851, during the unrest accompanying the state coup of December 2, 1851, this man was mistakenly taken for an opponent of the new regime and sentenced to hard labor in Cayenne. After serving several years, Florent escaped from the penal colony at the risk of his life and managed to reach Paris, where he can barely scrape together a living. Florent is described as a man who instinctively rejects the regime of Napoleon III’s personal rule, but who is poorly adapted to real life and to fighting for his ideals.
1.
The Fortune of the Rougons
(narrated by
Alexey Dyakov)
1.
The Fortune of the Rougons
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
1.
The Fortune of the Rougons
(narrated by
Elena Shemet)
2.
La Curée (The Kill)
(narrated by
Inna Sytnik)
2.
La Curée (The Kill)
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
3.
The Belly of Paris
3.
The Belly of Paris
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
3.
The Belly of Paris
(narrated by
Pavel Lomakin)
3.
The Belly of Paris
(narrated by
Vsevolod Kuznetsov)
4.
The Conquest of Plassans
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
5.
The Sin of Father Mouret
(narrated by
Arkady Bukhmin)
5.
The Sin of Father Mouret
(narrated by
Alina Ray)
5.
The Sin of Abbé Mouret
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
6.
His Excellency Eugene Rougon
(narrated by
Valery Tolkov)
7.
L'Assommoir
(narrated by
Veronika Oboyanka)
7.
The Trap
(narrated by
Margarita Ivanova)
8.
A Love Episode
(narrated by
Oleg Martyanov)
8.
A Love Episode
(narrated by
Natalya Frolova)
9.
Nana
(narrated by
Nikolay Orlovsky)
9.
Nana
(narrated by
Natalya Pervina)
9.
Nana
(narrated by
Irina Vorobyova)
10.
Pot Luck
(narrated by
Natalya Domeretskaya)
11.
The Ladies' Paradise
(narrated by
Olga Zyuzina)
11.
The Ladies' Paradise
(narrated by
Yuliya Tarkhova)
11.
The Ladies' Paradise
(narrated by
Veronika Oboyanka)
12.
The Joy of Life
(narrated by
Yuliya Tarkhova)
12.
The Joys of Life
(narrated by
Sergey Kazakov)
13.
Germinal
(narrated by
Yury Zaborovsky)
13.
Germinal
(narrated by
Natalya Pervina)
13.
Germinal
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
13.
Germinal
(narrated by
Arkady Bukhmin)
14.
The Masterpiece
(narrated by
Tatyana Telegina)
14.
The Masterpiece
(narrated by
Olga Andreeva)
14.
The Masterpiece
(narrated by
Ivan Zabelin)
15.
Earth
(narrated by
Valery Tolkov)
16.
The Dream
(narrated by
Irina Efremova, Olga Evdokimova)
17.
The Beast Within
(narrated by
Arkady Bukhmin)
17.
The Beast Within
(narrated by
Valery Tolkov)
18.
Money
(narrated by
Yury Zaborovsky)
18.
Money
(narrated by
Yaroslav Lukashev)
18.
Money
(narrated by
Olga Andreeva)
18.
Money
(narrated by
Konstantin Dneprovsky)
19.
The Debacle
(narrated by
Ilya Akintyev)
20.
Doctor Pascal
(narrated by
Vladislav Pogiba)
La Bête humaine
(narrated by
Roman Popov)
The Dream
(narrated by
Olga Evdokimova)
