Emile Zola Books

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Thérèse Raquin Thérèse Raquin (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.73 — 37,260 ratings — published 1867
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Germinal Germinal (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.20 — 42,145 ratings — published 1885
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L'Assommoir L'Assommoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.08 — 18,988 ratings — published 1876
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Nana Nana (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,287 ratings — published 1880
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The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11) The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11)
by (shelved 24 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.98 — 20,066 ratings — published 1883
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The Fortune of the Rougons (Les Rougon-Macquart, #1) The Fortune of the Rougons (Les Rougon-Macquart, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,012 ratings — published 1871
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The Belly of Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3) The Belly of Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,127 ratings — published 1873
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La Curée (Les Rougon-Macquart, #2) La Curée (Les Rougon-Macquart, #2)
by (shelved 18 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,184 ratings — published 1871
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La Bête humaine La Bête humaine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,857 ratings — published 1890
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The Masterpiece The Masterpiece (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,305 ratings — published
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Pot Luck Pot Luck (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,619 ratings — published 1882
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The Dream The Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.56 — 2,305 ratings — published 1888
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L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18) L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18)
by (shelved 10 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,645 ratings — published 1891
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Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (Les Rougon-Macquart, #6) Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (Les Rougon-Macquart, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,853 ratings — published 1876
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Une page d'amour Une page d'amour (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,512 ratings — published 1877
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La Faute de l'abbé Mouret (Les Rougon-Macquart, #5) La Faute de l'abbé Mouret (Les Rougon-Macquart, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.59 — 2,271 ratings — published 1875
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La Conquête de Plassans (Les Rougon-Macquart, #4) La Conquête de Plassans (Les Rougon-Macquart, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,188 ratings — published 1874
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The Earth The Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,483 ratings — published 1887
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La Débâcle La Débâcle (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,845 ratings — published 1892
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The Joy of Life The Joy of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,282 ratings — published 1883
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Le Docteur Pascal (Les Rougon-Macquart #20) Le Docteur Pascal (Les Rougon-Macquart #20)
by (shelved 7 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,179 ratings — published 1893
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J'accuse! J'accuse!
by (shelved 4 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,949 ratings — published 1898
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The Death of Olivier Becaille The Death of Olivier Becaille (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.80 — 353 ratings — published 1884
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L'Attaque du moulin L'Attaque du moulin (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.66 — 382 ratings — published 1880
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Delphi Complete Works of Emile Zola Delphi Complete Works of Emile Zola (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.17 — 353 ratings — published 1902
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Captain Burle Captain Burle (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.32 — 53 ratings — published 1880
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Les Soirées de Médan Les Soirées de Médan (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.27 — 141 ratings — published 1880
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Travail: Labor (Les Quatre Évangiles, #2) Travail: Labor (Les Quatre Évangiles, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.89 — 66 ratings — published 1901
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Lourdes (Three Cities Trilogy, #1) Lourdes (Three Cities Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.95 — 282 ratings — published 1894
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The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.65 — 134 ratings — published 1896
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The Mysteries of Marseille The Mysteries of Marseille (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.49 — 168 ratings — published 1867
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Paris (Three Cities Trilogy, #3) Paris (Three Cities Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.93 — 202 ratings — published 1898
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Fruitfulness (Les Quatre Évangiles, #1) Fruitfulness (Les Quatre Évangiles, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.83 — 60 ratings — published 1899
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Claude's Confession Claude's Confession (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.32 — 228 ratings — published 1865
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Nasıl Ölünür Nasıl Ölünür (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.75 — 3,561 ratings — published 1883
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The Disappearance of Émile Zola: Love, Literature, and the Dreyfus Case The Disappearance of Émile Zola: Love, Literature, and the Dreyfus Case (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.49 — 217 ratings — published 2017
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The Flood The Flood (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.87 — 668 ratings — published 1880
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La Mort d'Olivier Bécaille et autres nouvelles La Mort d'Olivier Bécaille et autres nouvelles (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.72 — 476 ratings — published 1884
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Lugging Vegetables to Nantucket (Yale Series of Younger Poets) Lugging Vegetables to Nantucket (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 1972
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Le Ventre De Paris, Emile Zola Le Ventre De Paris, Emile Zola (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.98 — 120 ratings — published 1993
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Summary & Study Guide Au Bonheur Des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) by Emile Zola Summary & Study Guide Au Bonheur Des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) by Emile Zola
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.12 — 96 ratings — published 2010
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International Short Stories: French International Short Stories: French (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.48 — 65 ratings — published 1910
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Ruth Rendell's Anthology of the Murderous Mind Ruth Rendell's Anthology of the Murderous Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1996
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Forever Paris: 25 Walks in the Footsteps of Chanel, Hemingway, Picasso, and More Forever Paris: 25 Walks in the Footsteps of Chanel, Hemingway, Picasso, and More (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.96 — 268 ratings — published 2012
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An Officer and a Spy An Officer and a Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.22 — 32,672 ratings — published 2013
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Madeleine Ferat Madeleine Ferat (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.59 — 185 ratings — published 1868
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Germinal (Oeuvres & thèmes (19)) Germinal (Oeuvres & thèmes (19))
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 4.32 — 81 ratings — published 2000
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Paris Tales (City Tales) Paris Tales (City Tales)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.25 — 185 ratings — published 2004
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Disordered Minds Disordered Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as emile-zola)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,900 ratings — published 2003
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Mary McAuliffe
“In the meantime, he anxiously awaited visitors, and on occasion even attempted some visits of his own—including one to his nearby Bellevue neighbor, the charming and notorious courtesan Valtesse de la Bigne. Red-haired and beautiful, Valtesse de la Bigne had brought several rich and titled men to financial ruin. She had also captivated some of the most sophisticated men in town, including Manet, who referred to her as “la belle Valtesse” and had painted her the year before. Born Louise Emilie Delabigne, Valtesse de la Bigne was sufficiently intelligent and charming to draw an entourage of admiring writers and artists such as Manet. Zola also paid court to Valtesse—although in his case from a desire to get the characters and setting right for his upcoming novel Nana. Flattered by his journalistic interest, Valtesse even agreed to show him her bedroom—until then off-limits to all but her most highly paying patrons. Zola (who seems to have limited his visit to note taking) used her over-the-top boudoir as the model for Nana’s bedroom. Even if the fictional Nana was nowhere near the sophisticated creature that Valtesse had become, the bed said it all. It was “a bed such as had never existed before,” Zola wrote, “a throne, an altar, to which Paris would come in order to worship her sovereign nudity.”
Mary McAuliffe, Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends

Émile Zola
“Very well, sir. A woman's opinion, however humble she may be, is always worth listening to, if she's got any sense...If you put yourself in my hands, I shall certainly make a decent man of you.”
Émile Zola, The Ladies' Paradise

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