'The Masterpiece' is a work of a French writer and publicist E. Zola (1840 - 1902). It describes the small bourgeoisie family in the Second Empire period. It's based on real life events of the author's life and his friends of youth, P. Cezanne, E. Manet, B. Bile, C. Monet, and others. The author supports impressionists. The novel problematizes attitude towards reality. After the book had, appeared the controversies began. In this book, an advanced criticism discovered a true-life story of a poor destiny of painters, hideous exploitation of their talent

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