All of a sudden, in the good-natured child, the woman stood revealed, a disturbing woman with all the impulsive madness of her sex, opening the gates of the unknown world of desire. Nana was still smiling, but with the deadly smile of a man-eater.
Emile ZolaAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: french
- Born: April 2, 1840
- Died: September 29, 1902
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