The Flood (novella)
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L'Inondation 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 Roubien.
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism...
. Set in the village of Saint-Jory
Saint-Jory
Saint-Jory is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château de Saint-Jory is a 16th century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.-References:*...
, several miles up the Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...
from Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, it is the story of a family tragedy, told by its patriarch, seventy-year-old Louis Roubien.