A year before he started to write Nana, Zola knew nothing about the Th๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝtre des Vari๏ฟฝt๏ฟฝs. Ludovic Hal๏ฟฝvy invited him to attend an operetta with him there on February 15, 1878, and took him backstage. Hal๏ฟฝvy told him innumerable stories about the amorous life of the star, Anna Judic, whose m๏ฟฝnage ๏ฟฝ trois served as the model for the relationships of Rose Mignon, her husband, and Steiner in Zola's novel. Hal๏ฟฝv ...Full description
A year before he started to write Nana, Zola knew nothing about the Th๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝtre des Vari๏ฟฝt๏ฟฝs. Ludovic Hal๏ฟฝvy invited him to attend an operetta with him there on February 15, 1878, and took him backstage. Hal๏ฟฝvy told him innumerable stories about the amorous life of the star, Anna Judic, whose m๏ฟฝnage ๏ฟฝ trois served as the model for the relationships of Rose Mignon, her husband, and Steiner in Zola's novel. Hal๏ฟฝvy also provided Zola with stories about such famous prostitutes such as Blanche d'Antigny, Anna Deslions, Delphine de Lizy, and Hortense Schneider, upon which Zola drew in developing the character of his title character.