Therese RaquinTherese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth century Paris. Emile Zolas dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere 'human beasts' who kill in order to satisfy their lust, is much more than an atmospheric Second Empire period piece. Therese Raquin stands as a key early manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which Zola was the founding father. Even