本书是法国文学巨匠、自然主义的主要倡导者左拉的20部自然主义家族 史小说《卢贡·马加尔家族》中最著名的5部长篇中的一部。小说描写了一位轻浮放荡、穷奢极侈的年轻妓女娜娜短暂一生的兴衰沉浮，勾勒了一幅第 二帝国时代法国上流社会享乐腐化风气的风俗画。在创作手法上，小说已突破了自然主义理论的框架，达到了纯熟的现实主义高度。(Émile Zola was a great literature master of France and a major advocate of naturalism. This book is one of the five most famous novels among his 20 novels of naturalism family history. It describes the rise and fall of the frivolous, extravagant young prostitute Nana during her short life, and gives a genre painting of enjoyment and corruption atmosphere in French upper-class in the era of the Second Empire. In respect of writing technique, this work has made a breakthrough in the naturalism theory framework and reached the level of skillful realism. )