Émile Zola
Émile Zola (1840–1902) was one of the most important French writers and the founder of naturalism in literature. He was born in Paris and spent his childhood in Aix-en-Provence. After the death of his father, the family fell into poverty, which strongly influenced his later work.
Zola began his career as a journalist and literary critic, and gained international fame with the extensive novel "Thérèse Raquin" (1867), with which he announced the naturalistic approach - the depiction of people as products of heredity and social conditions. The largest part of his work is the cycle "Rougon-Macquart" (1871–1893), consisting of 20 novels, in which he depicts French society during the Second Empire through the fates of one family. Among the most famous works of the cycle are "Germinal", "L'Etre", "Nana" and "Les Puppies".
Zola is also known for his political involvement, especially in the Dreyfus affair, when he defended the unjustly convicted Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus with an open letter "I Accuse!" (J'Accuse!, 1898). In doing so, he demonstrated his commitment to truth, justice, and human rights, risking his own freedom and reputation.
Zola died in Paris in 1902, under suspicious circumstances – possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning. His work remains the foundation of French naturalism and a lasting inspiration for literature and social thought.
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Stranica ljubavi
The novel "The Page of Love" by Émil Zola follows the life of a young widow and a doctor, who are brought together by the illness of the widow's twelve-year-old daughter.
Tereza Raken
"Therese Raken" (1867) is a dark study of passion, crime, and psychological consequences. Set in Paris, it follows Therese, a young woman raised by her aunt, Madame Raken, and forced into marriage with her sickly son, Camille.
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
Roman Trovačnica je objavljen u nastavcima tokom 1876, a u obliku knjige u 1877. To je priča o borbi žene za sreću u radničkoj klasi Pariza.
Trovačnica
Roman Trovačnica objavljivan je u nastavcima tijekom 1876., a u obliku knjige 1877. To je priča o ženskoj borbi za sreću u radničkoj klasi Pariza.
U ključalom loncu
Glavni lik, Žan Makar, je siromašan radnik koji radi u pariškoj željeznici. Kroz njegovu priču, roman istražuje teme socijalne nejednakosti, borbe za preživljavanje i utjecaja okoline na pojedinca.
Uspon Rugonovih
Roman se bavi prirodom i društvenom istorijom jedne porodice u doba Drugog carstva. Glavni likovi su članovi porodica Rugon i Makari, a radnja se dešava u Francuskoj.