Reading #TheBellyofParis by #EmileZola ( #BrianNelson, translator). Came across reference to Rue au Lard. It was a real street until 1975, when the construction of the Forum des Halles eliminated it. #LeVentredeParis
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_au_...
2025 challenge: one #book a day.
Day 128: #LeVentreDeParis by #ÉmileZola
The 3rd #novel of the #cycle of #LesRougon-Macquart is set in #LesHalles, the #market in #Paris (the descriptions are super).
In this #working-class background, the tension between “les gras” and “les maigres” is palpable.
