Madeleine F rat (1868) is a novel by French author mile Zola. Following the success of his third novel, Th r se Raquin (1867), Zola published Madeleine F rat to lukewarm critical acclaim. Intent on exploring taboo and the lives of people on the edge of society, Zola crafts a narrative capable of illuminating the human condition while humanizing those typically disdained by the literary elite. In 1920, Madeleine F rat was adapted...