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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (/ ˈ z oʊ l ə /, also US: / z oʊ ˈ l ɑː /, French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
- Novelist, journalist, playwright, poet
- 29 September 1902 (aged 62), Paris, France
- Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, 2 April 1840, Paris, France
- Panthéon, Paris
Apr 17, 2024 · Émile Zola was a French novelist, critic, and political activist who was the most prominent French novelist of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism, which underlie his monumental 20-novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, and for his intervention in the Dreyfus Affair.
Émile Zola was a French writer who exposed the Dreyfus affair and other social issues in his novels and articles. He was a leader of the naturalist movement and wrote about the scientific model of human nature. Learn about his life, works, and legacy on this web page.
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- Germinal.
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Émile Zola, (born April 2, 1840, Paris, France—died Sept. 28, 1902, Paris), French novelist and critic. Raised in straitened circumstances, Zola worked at a Paris publishing house for several years during the 1860s while establishing himself as a writer.
Émile Zola has 2783 books on Goodreads with 497426 ratings. Émile Zola’s most popular book is Germinal.
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...
