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June 30, 2023 | History

Émile Zola

2 April 1840 - 28 September 1902

Emile Zola was a French journalist and novelist known for his series of 20 novels known collectively as Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-93). Zola's style was called literary naturalism; his novels were attacked and even banned for their frankness and sordid detail, and caused quite a bit of controversy in their day. The same traits made him a best-selling author and a star of French literature in his day. In 1898 he then further incurred the wrath of French officials when he published the open letter "J'Accuse," in defense of Alfred Dreyfus, an Army officer who had been convicted of treason. Zola was sentenced to prison for libel, fled to England, and was granted amnesty a few months later. He died in Paris from carbon monoxide poisoning -- the victim of a stopped-up chimney -- a few months before Dreyfus was officially exonerated.
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  • Cover of: Germinal
    First published in 1885 146 editions in 8 languages — 18 previewable Cover of edition germinalz00zola Cover of edition germinalzola190000zola Cover of edition germinal01zola Cover of edition germinal02zola Cover of edition nybc211387 Cover of edition germinal0000zola_d3p9 Cover of edition germinal0000unse Cover of edition germinal0000zola_f0g5 Cover of edition germinaldrameine0000zola

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  • Cover of: Nana: (sequel to "L'assommoir.")

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  • Cover of: The soil (La terre): a realistic novel

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  • Cover of: L' assommoir
    First published in 1870 83 editions in 5 languages — 13 previewable Cover of edition lassommoir01zola Cover of edition lassommoireditio02zola Cover of edition lassommoireditio01zola Cover of edition lassommoireditio01zola Cover of edition lassommoireditio02zola Cover of edition lassommoir00zola_1 Cover of edition lassommoir00zola Cover of edition lassommoir0000zola_r0a1 Cover of edition lassommoir0000zola_c0p8

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  • Cover of: The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris
    First published in 2003 78 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Thérèse Raquin: a realistic novel

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  • Cover of: Bonheur des dames, or, The shop girls of Paris

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  • Cover of: The fortune of the Rougons: a realistic novel

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  • Cover of: Les oeuvres completes.

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  • Cover of: Lourdes
    First published in 1894 40 editions in 2 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition lourdesemi00zolauoft Cover of edition lourdese00zolaiala Cover of edition lourdesz00zola Cover of edition cu31924027382914 Cover of edition lourdes00unkngoog Cover of edition lourdes00zolagoog Cover of edition lourdes01zolagoog

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  • Cover of: Le ventre de Paris.
    First published in 1880 40 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition leventredeparis00zolagoog Cover of edition leventredeparis0000zola_m2m3 Cover of edition leventredeparis0000zola Cover of edition bellyofparisleve0000zola

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  • Cover of: La bête humaine.
    First published in 1890 40 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition labtehumaine00zolauoft Cover of edition ditseyfisigeayel00zolauoft Cover of edition labetehumaine00zola Cover of edition labetehumaine0000zola_c9g9

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  • Cover of: Les Oeuvres complètes
    First published in 1927 38 editions in 1 language — 38 previewable Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt38zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt37zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt32zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt36zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt34zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt31zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt33zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt35zola Cover of edition lesoeuvrescomplt28zola

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  • Cover of: Pot-bouille.
    First published in 1882 37 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition potbouille02zola Cover of edition potbouille00zola Cover of edition potbouille00zolauoft Cover of edition potbouille00zolagoog Cover of edition potbouille0000zola Cover of edition potbouille0000zola_h3q6 Cover of edition potbouille0000zola_h1x5 Cover of edition potbouille0000zola_b0i2

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  • Cover of: Therese Raquin
    First published in 1900 36 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition thereseraquinemi0000mall Cover of edition thereseraquin00zola_0

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  • Cover of: La curée.
    First published in 1879 35 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition lacuree0000zola Cover of edition lacuree00zola

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  • Cover of: The downfall
    First published in 1892 34 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition downfallladbac00zolarich

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  • Cover of: Les Rougon-Macquart: histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le second Empire

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  • Cover of: Une page d'amour.
    First published in 1878 30 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition unepagedamour0000zola

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  • Cover of: Le docteur Pascal.
    First published in 1893 29 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition ledocteurpasca00zola Cover of edition ledocteurpasca00zola Cover of edition ledocteurpascal01zolagoog Cover of edition ledocteurpascal0000zola_b9f4

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June 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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