Émile Zola

Émile Zola

Writing
Born
April 2, 1840 in Paris, France
Died
September 28, 1902
Age
Died at age 62

Biography

Émile Zola, in full Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola, was a French novelist, critic, and political activist who was the most prominent French writer of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism, which underlie his monumental novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, and for his intervention in the Dreyfus Affair through his famous open letter, J'Accuse…!

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