Emile+Zola

= Emile Zola = É mile Zola was a French novelist, critic, political activist, and playwright. In full, his name is Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola. He was born on April 2, 1890 in Paris and died September 28, 1902 in Paris. Zola is noted for his theories of naturalism and being the best novelist in the 19th century. Although born in Paris, he spent most of his childhood in Aix-en-Provence in southern France. He completed his schooling at the Lycée Saint-Louis in Paris. He failed his baccalauréat exam, which was mandatory for further studies. After, he spent almost two years unemployed, selling the few belongings he possessed. Eventually, he later was hired as a clerk at a publishing firm, where he began to write articles about current interests for various periodicals.

In 1865, Zola published his first novel //La Confession de Claude// which drew attention of the public and the police and caused disapproval from Zola’s employer. In coming years, he pursued his career in journalism and wrote two novels, // Thérèse Raquin // (1867), a story of murder, and //Madeleine Ferat// (1868), a failed attempt of applying the principles of heredity. In 1870, he married his lover, Gabrielle-Alexandrine Meley. Also, in the 1870’s, he increased his connections in the literature world, meeting Gustave Flaubert, Edmond Goncourt, Alphonse Daudet, and Ivan Turgenev, along with many other successful novelists. The founder and most famed member of the naturalist movement, he published many expositions explaining his approach on art, including Les Romanciers naturalists. Zola’s final novel series was //Les Trois Villes// and //Les Quatre Évangiles//. Sadly, É mile Zola died as the victim of a coal gas asphyxiation. Zola lives on through his extraordinary literary contributions.