Pagine1840–1902 · Paris, France · also known as Emile Zola, Zola
Émile Zola led the Naturalist movement, studying characters like a scientist studies heredity and environment. His twenty-novel cycle Les Rougon-Macquart follows one family across the Second Empire, including L’Assommoir (1877), Nana (1880) and Germinal (1885), the story of a coal miners’ strike. In 1898 his open letter “J’Accuse…!” defended the falsely convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus and forced him into exile in England.
Begin with Thérèse Raquin.
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Émile Zola led the Naturalist movement, studying characters like a scientist studies heredity and environment. His twenty-novel cycle Les Rougon-Macquart follows one family across the Second Empire, including L’Assommoir (1877), Nana (1880) and Germinal (1885), the story of a coal miners’ strike.
Germinal is usually considered Émile Zola’s best-known work, followed by Thérèse Raquin, L’Assommoir, Nana.
Most readers start with Thérèse Raquin.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Emile Zola, Zola.
Yes — 1 of Émile Zola’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.