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Sep 28, 2023 · Culture Trip 28 September 2023. Emile Zola, one of the most famous French writers of all time, was a very important contributor to the Naturalist movement. He also led an active political life, which is reflected in some of his works. His novels are infused with realism, as he wanted to create accurate portrayals of what life was like at the ...
Jan 21, 2009 · Tue 20 Jan 2009 19.01 EST. Germinal (1885) La Bête Humaine (1890) Émile Zola's reputation as a novelist of the French left rests both on his campaign for justice over the Dreyfus affair and...
Although he produced some 60 volumes of fiction, theory, and criticism, in addition to numerous pieces of journalism, during his 40-year career, Zola is best known for his 20-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart, which is “the natural and social history of a family under the Second Empire .”
