Emile Zola

April 2nd 1840 – September 29th 1902

“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.”

“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.”

“I am little concerned with beauty or perfection, I don’t care for great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity I am at ease in my century.”

BackgroundName: Emile Edouard Charles Antoine Zola

Born & Died in Paris, France (1840-1902)

Worked as a cleric shipping company & a publishing house

Journalist, novelist and critic

He contributed literary columns & art reviews for the Cartier de Villemessant newspapers

Best known for Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-1893)

Literary NaturalismThe founder of the literary naturalism

movements

He adjusted scientific principles to observe society to interpret in fiction. Le Roman Experimental (1880)

His naturalism theories were published into a 20 book series called Les Rougon-Macquart

Public ReceptionHis novels were attacked & banned due to their

detailed and sordid nature.

He was imprisoned for libel for his open support (J’Accuse) for an army officer Alfred Dreyfus who was convicted of treason.

Naturalism Vs. RealismRealism is a more faithful/ accurate portrayal of

life, whereas naturalism is a slightly more exaggerated form of Realism.

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