department store
Au Bonheur des Dames
The vast, ever-expanding department store that Octave Mouret builds in central Paris — one of the first of its kind, inspired by Le Bon Marché and the Grands Magasins du Louvre. A machine for selling, for dazzling women, for crushing the small trader. The building grows with each chapter, consuming buildings and lives.
Le grand magasin qu'Octave Mouret bâtit au centre de Paris, inspiré du Bon Marché. Machine à vendre qui écrase les petits commerçants.