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Paul Endenne was far from imagining to live one of the worst experiences of his life. Recruited at the Ministry of National Education, he will climb the ladder to occupy the position of direct collaborator of the minister. A very envious position that has given rise to some animosity towards him from some employees. But Paul, who has always been able to remain honest in his work, will find himself at the center of several scandals that have a direct link with the one he considers as a father.

"The Downfall (La Debacle)" is Emile Zola’s 1892 novel, the penultimate in the Rougon-Macquart series, which is a story set against the background of the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Sedan and the Paris Commune, events that led to the end of the reign of Napoleon III and the Second French Empire in 1870. The novel follows Jean Macquart, a corporal in the French army corps, as they are driven back by the Prussians deeper and deeper into France. The tone of the novel is a somber one as Zola masterfully depicts the demoralization of the French soldiers as they face the prospect of almost certain defeat and the severe and brutal consequences that the war plays upon the soldiers and civilians who must suffer through it. «The Downfall» is a classic and tragic work which provides a dramatic first hand perspective to an important time in French history.