L'Inondation
| Author | Émile Zola |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Inondation |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Short story |
| Publication date | 1880 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type |
L'Inondation (The Flood) is an 1880 novella by Émile Zola. Set in the village of Saint-Jory, several miles up the Garonne from Toulouse, it is the story of a family tragedy, told by its patriarch, seventy-year-old Louis Roubieu.
Plot summary
[edit]On a beautiful May day, the Garonne floods, washing away all the bridges; ruining nearly two thousand houses; drowning hundreds; and leaving twenty thousand starving to death. The novella describes the immediate impact this flood has on one household.
Film
[edit]Louis Delluc's last film, made in 1924, for Marcel L'Herbier's cinematic company Cinégraphic, was based on the book. Delluc caught and died of pneumonia in the filming.
External links
[edit]- Project Gutenberg free eBook
The Flood public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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