Emile Zola Biography

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Emile Zola was a French Novelist, who wrote plays, essays, short stories and novels, in the late 19th century. Here is a background and synopsis of Emile Zola. Zola was born in Paris in 1840 and died at age 62 in 1902. He is one of the most famous and controversial figures ever know on the French literary scene. Zola was noted for his theories of naturalism, and he is considered the founder of the Naturalist Movement and was called ‘Father of Naturalism, in which his works consisted of fictional portrayal of real life of the scientific method. “Along with his job as a clerk in a publishing firm, Zola started writing articles on current affairs for numerous periodicals,” (Emile Zola Biography). Emile had a passion for writing and he worked as a freelance journalist while developing his fiction. In 1865, Emile published his first novel, La Confession de Claude. This work caused Zola to lose his job at the time in a publishing company called Louis Christophe Francois Hachette because it was an autobiographical work about a man who falls in love with a sex worker. Zola …show more content…
He used his voice to bring attention to these people. Historians state that his presence during his lifetime and after his death is admirable for his memorable contribution to society. According ro JSTOR, David L. Schalk quoted, “Historians have demonstrated a great interest in and nearly universal admiration for Emile Zola, as a writer and an engaged intellectual. The widespread perception among historians of modern Europe that Zola’s works are ‘indispensable’ to the study of the second half of the 19th century.” Also, during the Dreyfus Affair, Zola was viewed as strong fighter who stood against the French government and stood strong for his beliefs. According to ‘The Famous People’, it states “ he claimed to be the supporter of justice and

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