Money
by Ernest Vizetelly, Émile Zola
Money (L'Argent) is the eighteenth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle, serialised in Gil Blas from November 1890 and published by Charpentier et Fasquelle in March 1891. It follows the speculator Aristide Saccard on the Paris Bourse. English versions appeared in 1891 and 1894.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Charpentier et Fasquelle, Paris, 1891
- First UK edition
- Chatto & Windus, 1894
- Series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
Money by Ernest Vizetelly was first published in 1891. We track 2 editions.
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- B. R. Tucker1891 Hardback · Les Rougon-Macquart 18 I own Money, B. R. Tucker 1891 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- L'Argent film, 1928
- L'argent television series, 1988
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Paris
- Genre
- social novel
Read next
- Comes after
- La Bête humaine
- Followed by
- La Débâcle
In print
- Editions recorded
- 56 on Open Library, 22 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 11 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Money are there?
We track 2 editions of Money. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Money been adapted?
Yes, including L'argent (television series, 1988), L'Argent (film, 1928), according to Wikidata.
When was Money first published?
Money by Ernest Vizetelly, Émile Zola was first published in 1891.
What should I read after Money?
In order, it follows La Bête humaine and it is followed by La Débâcle, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- L'Argent, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- L'Argent (Q607232), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- L'argent, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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