 The book was adapted as a 2012 French TV film, also called "La joie de vivre", directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Anaïs Demoustier as Pauline.In 2016, "Swindle", a "radical re-imagining" largely inspired the book was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of its radio drama series "Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola".Franklin Simon & Co.

Franklin Simon & Co. was a department store chain specializing in women's fashions and furnishing based in New York City.