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.
Titel im Angebot
Stranica ljubavi
Roman “Stranica ljubavi” autora Émila Zole prati život mlade udovice i jednog lekara, koje zbližava bolest udovičine dvanaestogodišnje ćerke.
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
Udubokoj tišini, pustom širokom ulicom uspinjala su se povrćarska kola prema Parizu; kotači su ritmički drndali i njihova je jeka udarala o pročelja kuća koje su pozaspale s obje strane iza nejasnih linija brijestova.
Trovačnica
Der Roman Der Giftmischer wurde 1876 in Fortsetzungen und 1877 in Buchform veröffentlicht. Es ist die Geschichte des Kampfes einer Frau um ihr Glück in der Pariser Arbeiterklasse.
Trovačnica
Der Roman Trovačnica wurde 1876 in Fortsetzungen und 1877 in Buchform veröffentlicht. Es handelt von dem Kampf einer Frau um ihr Glück in der Arbeiterklasse von 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, in minute detail, described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s.
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.