Émile Zola
Émile Zola (1840. – 1902.) bio je jedan od najznačajnijih francuskih pisaca i začetnik naturalizma u književnosti. Rođen je u Parizu, a djetinjstvo je proveo u Aix-en-Provenceu. Nakon smrti oca, obitelj je zapala u siromaštvo, što je snažno utjecalo na njegovo kasnije stvaralaštvo.
Zola je karijeru započeo kao novinar i književni kritičar, a međunarodnu slavu stekao je opsežnim romanom "Thérèse Raquin" (1867.), kojim je najavio naturalistički pristup – prikazivanje ljudi kao proizvoda nasljeđa i društvenih uvjeta. Najveći dio njegova stvaralaštva čini ciklus "Rougon-Macquart" (1871. – 1893.), sastavljen od 20 romana, u kojem kroz sudbine jedne obitelji prikazuje francusko društvo Drugog Carstva. Među najpoznatijim djelima ciklusa su "Germinal", "Zemlja", "Nana" i "Pasje leglo".
Zola je poznat i po svom političkom angažmanu, osobito u aferi Dreyfus, kada je otvorenim pismom "Optužujem!" (J'Accuse!, 1898.) stao u obranu nepravedno osuđenog židovskog časnika Alfreda Dreyfusa. Time je pokazao svoju predanost istini, pravdi i ljudskim pravima, riskirajući vlastitu slobodu i ugled.
Zola je umro 1902. godine u Parizu, pod sumnjivim okolnostima – moguće od trovanja ugljičnim monoksidom. Njegovo djelo ostaje temelj francuskog naturalizma i trajna inspiracija književnosti i društvenoj misli.
Naslovi u ponudi
Tereza Raken
Tereza Raken, a novel by Émil Zola, is the story of a young woman who is unhappily married to her cousin by means of her haughty aunt.
Trbuh Pariza
In deep silence, the vegetable cart was going up the deserted wide street towards Paris; the wheels rattled rhythmically and their echo struck the fronts of the houses that fell asleep on either side behind the vague lines of the elms.
Trovačnica
The novel Trovačnica was published in sequels during 1876, and in book form in 1877. It is a story about a woman's struggle for happiness in the working class of Paris.
Trovačnica
The novel The Poisoner was published in sequels during 1876, and in book form in 1877. It is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in the working class of Paris.
U ključalom loncu
The main character, Jean Makar, is a poor laborer who works on the Paris railway. Through his story, the novel explores the themes of social inequality, the struggle for survival and the influence of the environment on the individual.
Uspon Rugonovih
The novel deals with the nature and social history of a family during the Second Empire. The main characters are members of the Rugon and Makari families, and the action takes place in France.
Zemlja
The Country is a social novel published in 1887, part of the "Rougon-Macquart" cycle, in which Zola depicts the brutal reality of life among French peasants.
Žerminal
In his best work, Germinal, Émile Zola realistically described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 60s of the 19th century.
Žerminal
In his best work, Germinal, Émile Zola realistically described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 60s of the 19th century.