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Émile Zola

France (1840 - 1902)

Émile 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 his novels were part of a set of 20 collectively known as Les Rougon-Macquart. Set in France's Second Empire, the series traces the 'hereditary' influence of violence, alcoholism, and prostitution in two branches of a single family: the respectable (that is, legitimate) Rougons and the disreputable (illegitimate) Macquarts, for five generations. His works include Therese Raquin (1867), Germinal (1885), Abbé Mouret's Transgression (1886), The Three Cities, Part I (1894), The Three Cities, Part II (1896), The Three Cities, Part III (1898), Fruitfulness (1900), and A Love Episode (1905).

Genres: Literary Fiction

Series

Rougon-Macquart
   1. The Fortune of the Rougons (1871)
   2. The Kill (1872)
     aka The Rush for the Spoil
   3. The Belly of Paris (1873)
     aka The Fat And the Thin
   4. The Conquest of Plassans (1874)
   5. Abbe Mouret's Transgression (1875)
     aka The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest
   6. His Excellency Eugene Rougon (1876)
   7. The Gin Palace (1877)
     aka The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir
   8. A Love Episode (1878)
     aka A Page of Love / A Love Story
   9. Nana (1880)
   10. Restless House (1882)
     aka Lesson in Love
   11. The Ladies' Paradise (1883)
     aka The Ladies' Delight
   12. The Bright Side of Life (1884)
     aka Zest for Life / How Jolly Life Is
   13. Germinal (1885)
   14. The Masterpiece (1886)
     aka His Masterpiece
   15. The Earth (1887)
     aka The Soil
   16. The Dream (1888)
   17. The Beast Within (1890)
     aka The Beast in Man
   18. Money (1891)
   19. The Debacle (1892)
     aka The Downfall
   20. Doctor Pascal (1893)