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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.
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. Émile Zola was born in Paris, France on 2nd April 1840, the son of François Zola, an engineer and his wife Emilie Aubert. He grew up in Aix-en-Provence, attending the (now named) Collège Mignet, then the Lycée Saint Louis in Paris. Under the harsh straits of poverty after his father died Zola worked various clerical jobs.
Émile Zola has 2763 books on Goodreads with 495481 ratings. Émile Zola’s most popular book is Germinal.
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 François Zola was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. More than half of Zola's novels were part of a set of 20 books collectively known as Les Rougon-Macquart.
Jan 21, 2009 · The best of Émile Zola. Ruth Scurr. 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...
