Émile Zola






Émile Zola

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born
April 02, 1840

died
September 29, 1902

gender
male

place of birth
France

genre
Literature & Fiction


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Émile Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) 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.





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avg rating: 3.93 | 5,738 ratings | 529 reviews | 271 distinct works | 43 fans
Germinal Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13) (Penguin Classics)
by Émile Zola, Roger Pearson (Translator)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,105 ratings — published 1885
74 editions
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Therese Raquin Therese Raquin
by Émile Zola
avg rating 3.73 — 643 ratings — published 1867
83 editions
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Nana Nana (Les Rougon-Macquart, #9)
by Émile Zola
avg rating 3.75 — 603 ratings — published 1880
69 editions
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L'Assommoir L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) (Les Rougon-Macquart, #7) (Penguin Classics)
by Émile Zola
avg rating 4.12 — 321 ratings — published 1876
72 editions
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The Ladies' Paradise The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart, #11) (Oxford World's Classics)
by Émile Zola, Brian Nelson (Translator)
avg rating 4.06 — 262 ratings — published 1967
36 editions
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La Bête Humaine La Bête Humaine (Les Rougon-Macquart, #17)
by Émile Zola
avg rating 4.09 — 234 ratings — published 1901
35 editions
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The Masterpiece The Masterpiece (Les Rougon-Macquart, #14) (Oxford World's Classics)
by Émile Zola, Roger Pearson
avg rating 3.77 — 166 ratings — published 1895
26 editions
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The Earth The Earth (Les Rougon-Macquart, #15) (Penguin Classics)
by Émile Zola
avg rating 3.84 — 98 ratings — published 1960
16 editions
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The Belly of Paris The Belly of Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3) (Green Integer)
by Émile Zola, Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (Translator)
avg rating 4.01 — 90 ratings — published 1971
29 editions
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La Curée La Curée (Les Rougon-Macquart, #2)
by Émile Zola
avg rating 3.94 — 65 ratings — published 1982
24 editions
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"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud."
Émile Zola
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"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
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"Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest."
Émile Zola
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