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Émile Zola


Born
in Paris, France
April 02, 1840

Died
September 29, 1902

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Émile Zola was a prominent French novelist, journalist, and playwright widely regarded as a key figure in the development of literary naturalism. His work profoundly influenced both literature and society through its commitment to depicting reality with scientific objectivity and exploring the impact of environment and heredity on human behavior. Born and raised in France, Zola experienced early personal hardship following the death of his father, which deeply affected his understanding of social and economic struggles—a theme that would later permeate his writings.
Zola began his literary career working as a clerk for a publishing house, where he developed his skills and cultivated a passion for literature. His early novels, such as Thérèse
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Quotes by Émile Zola  (?)
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“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”
Émile Zola

“Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.”
Emile Zola

“I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.”
Emile Zola

Polls

August 2019 Old School Poll

 
  74 votes, 28.1%

Metamorphoses by Ovid 8, 723 pages
 
  51 votes, 19.4%

The Eclogues by Virgil -38, 144 pages
 
  37 votes, 14.1%

Germinal by Émile Zola 1885, 592 pages
 
  37 votes, 14.1%

East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood 1861, 694 pages
 
  33 votes, 12.5%

 
  31 votes, 11.8%

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