Nana Volume I

By Émile Zola

Subjects: Prostitution in fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Manners and customs in fiction, Fiction, French fiction

Description: This is a story of a young prostitute who, from her humble beginnings as a common streetwalker, rises to become a high-class Paris courtesan. Throughout her career Nana, though paid well for her favours, brings nothing but shame and misery to her many suitors.