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Émile Zola

1840-1902

Émile Zola was a 19th-century French novelist known for his role in the naturalist literary movement.

Biography

Émile Zola was a 19th-century French novelist known for his role in the naturalist literary movement.

Born on April 2, 1840, in Paris, Zola is famous for his series of novels 'Les Rougon-Macquart', which depict the life of a family during the Second French Empire.

His most well-known work is 'Germinal', which addresses the harsh working conditions of miners in northern France.

Zola is also remembered for his open letter 'J'Accuse', in which he denounced the injustice in the Dreyfus case.

He passed away on September 29, 1902, in Paris, leaving a lasting legacy in French literature..