270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

In the novels of Emile Zola, the pain and horror of working class life was pushed into the drawing rooms of polite society. Zola set out to shock and to question the assumptions of fiction and of comfortable, settled lives. The impact of his writing was far wider than France, and his attacks on the pillars of society gave him an international reputation. First published in 1985, this biography... Read more

Preface; 1. Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth 2. Young Manhood 3. The Continuing Struggle 4. First Great Triumphs 5. Full Summer 6. Life Persisting, Recommencing; Selected Bibliography; Index

Biography

Phillip Walker