Émile Zola

Writing

Born April 2, 1840 · Paris, France

Died September 28, 1902

Also known as Emile Zola · Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola

Biography

Émile Zola, in full Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola, was a French novelist, critic, and political activist who was the most prominent French writer of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism, which underlie his monumental novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, and for his intervention in the Dreyfus Affair through his famous open letter, J'Accuse…!