Emile Zola

Émile Zola (1840–1902) was a major French novelist, playwright, and journalist, best known as the leader of the Naturalist literary movement. He brought scientific precision and social critique to fiction, portraying the harsh realities of 19th-century life through his monumental 20-novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, which explored heredity and environment in a French family under the […]