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Émile Zola

French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)

Émile Zola

Self-portrait, 1902

BornÉmile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola
(1840-04-02)2 April 1840
Paris, France
Died29 September 1902(1902-09-29) (aged 62)
Paris, France
Resting placePanthéon, Paris
OccupationNovelist, journalist, playwright, poet
Genres
Literary movementNaturalism
Notable worksLes Rougon-Macquart, Thérèse Raquin, Madeleine Férat
SpouseÉléonore-Alexandrine Meley
Parents

Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (,[1][2];[3][4]French:[emilzɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902)[5] was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.[6] He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exonera