Works of Emile Zola

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This paper briefly explains how Zola used his literature to describe the life in France at the time. All these novels were natural commentaries on the society and culture of 19th century France when industrialization was at its peak and social conditions at their worst. The writer explains that they each contain a unique element of the contemporary French society.

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"Emile Zola was a French critic and writer, better known for his extreme opposition of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his fiery social commentaries against society in the 19th century. Zola was intensely interested in portraying life as he saw it without romanticizing about some of its aspects. Initially his works did not receive much public acclaim but after the publication of THERESE RAQUIN in 1867, he became a well-known literary figure in France. From 1871 to 1893, Zola focused on the publication of what is now known as the Rougon-Macquart series. Under this series, he came up with some truly amazing novel including L'assommoir (1877), Nana (1880), Germinal (1885) And La Bte Humaine In 1890."

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