Category Archives: Emile Zola

The novel “The Belly of Paris” was written by Emile Zola in 1873. In it, the French writer showed the tragedy of one person’s life and the natural course of life of a whole group of people connected by the … Continue reading →

The work of the eminent French writer Emile Zola (1840 – 1902) was a transitional stage from the classical realism of Balzac to realism and naturalism of the 20th century. Zola, like the author of The Human Comedy, created a … Continue reading →

First published in 1885, the Germinal novel became the thirteenth work in a row, forming the famous Zola cycle – Rugon-Makkara. Bearing the name of the seventh month of the French Republican calendar, introduced after the French Revolution, he talks … Continue reading →

Established in 1877, “The Trap” was Zola’s seventh novel, part of the long literary cycle Rugon Makkara. The main character of the work – the Parisian laundress Gervaise McCar – became the foundation that allowed the writer to show almost … Continue reading →