Estela asked this question about Germinal:
Do I need to read all the former books from Les Rougon-Macquart series before reading Germinal?
Lewis Definitely not. According to the intro in my Germinal. Zola himself didn't even plan out all the components of the Rougon-Macquart series, he was impr…moreDefinitely not. According to the intro in my Germinal. Zola himself didn't even plan out all the components of the Rougon-Macquart series, he was improvising as he went along and had to later invent a brother to Germinal's protagonist for another novel. They're more like separate novels tied loosely together.(less)
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