Emile Zola

Emile Zola Biography

Émile Zola was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist born on April 2, 1840. He is considered one of the founders of the Naturalist movement in literature and one of the most important figures in the history of French literature.

Zola's literary career began in the late 1860s with the publication of his first novel, "Contes à Ninon", which was followed by a series of novels that gained him recognition in literary circles. His most famous work, "Les Rougon-Macquart", is a series of 20 novels that describes the lives of two branches of a family under the Second Empire.

In 1898, Zola wrote an open letter to the French President, "J'Accuse" in which he accused the French government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of the Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus, which was published in a newspaper, it caused a huge scandal and Zola had to flee to England.

Zola was a committed social reformer and his work was often controversial. He died on September 29, 1902, under mysterious circumstances, many believe that he was murdered. He is remembered as a courageous and outspoken advocate for social justice and a major figure in French literature.

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