1840–1902 · French novelist
Émile Zola

Émile Zola (1840–1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet.
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| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1867 | Thérèse Raquin Two lovers commit murder and struggle with its consequences. | Novel | 7 h 56 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1871 | The Fortune of the Rougons A family seeks wealth and influence during a political upheaval. | Novel | 14 h 30 min | Free to startRead free |
| 3 | 1871 | The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée) A speculator’s family pursues wealth and desire as Paris rebuilds. | Novel | 13 h 26 min | Free to startRead free |
| 4 | 1873 | The Fat and the Thin A hungry outsider unsettles a comfortable world of Paris food sellers. | Novel | 15 h 19 min | Free to startRead free |
| 5 | 1875 | Abbé Mouret's Transgression A young priest faces a conflict between faith and desire. | Novel | 14 h 25 min | Free to startRead free |
| 6 | 1877 | The Dram Shop A Paris laundress struggles to build a stable life. | Novel | 17 h 46 min | Free to startRead free |
| 7 | 1880 | Nana A Parisian courtesan rises through wealthy men's desire and money. | Novel | 16 h 53 min | Free to startRead free |
| 8 | 1883 | The Ladies' Paradise A young shopworker faces a changing world of commerce. | Novel | 18 h 43 min | Free to startRead free |
| 9 | 1885 | Germinal Coal miners go on strike as their families face hunger. | Novel | 20 h 7 min | Free to startRead free |
| 10 | 1886 | His Masterpiece A painter’s pursuit of art strains his life and relationships. | Novel | 16 h 23 min | Free to startRead free |
| 11 | 1890 | The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) A railway engineer’s urge to kill meets a couple’s crime. | Novel | 15 h 25 min | Free to startRead free |
| 12 | 1893 | Doctor Pascal A doctor’s family research brings science, faith, and love into conflict. | Novel | 13 h 23 min | Free to startRead free |
| 13 | 1894 | Lourdes A doubting priest accompanies a sick friend seeking a miracle. | Novel | 20 h 49 min | Free to startRead free |
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About Émile Zola
Émile Zola (1840–1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet. He was born in Paris, grew up in Aix-en-Provence, and later lived in Paris and Médan. He wrote Thérèse Raquin (1867), Nana (1880), and Germinal (1885). His twenty-novel series, Les Rougon-Macquart, appeared between 1871 and 1893.
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1902
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