Emile Zola

Émile Zola (1840-1902), French novelist, journalist, critic and naturalist, was an influential writer and social reformist. Aside from espousing the Dreyfus affair, he was known for his successful books Thérèse Raquin and the Les Rougon-Macquart Series of novels.

Early Life of Emile Zola

Zola was born in Paris, the son of an Italian engineer. He grew up in Aix-en-Provence, southeast of France, educated at the College Bourbon (now College Mignet). When he was seven his father died leaving the family with financial problems. He moved back with his mother to Paris and studied in Lycee Saint-Louis.

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Émile Zola’s Major Works

• Thérèse Raquin, 1867
• The Belly of Paris, 1873
• The Grog Shop, 1877
• Nana (1880)
• Germinal (1885)
• The Soil (1887)
• The Human Animal (1890)
• The Three Cities in 3 Volumes (1894-98)
• I Accuse! (1898)
• The Four Gospels in 4 Volumes (1899-1902)