Money

L'Argent ("Money") is the eighteenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. lt focuses on the financial world of the Second French Empire as embodied in the Paris Bourse and exemplified by the fictional character of Aristide Saccard. Zola's intent was to show the terrible effects of speculation and fraudulent company promotion, the culpable negligence of company directors, and the downfall of contemporary financial laws.