The Fete at Coqueville (Esprios Classics)

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Emile Edouard Charles Antoine Zola (1840 -1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J'Accuse…! During his early years, Zola wrote numerous short stories and essays, four plays, and three novels. He was also an aggressive critic, his articles on literature and art appeared in Villemessant’s journal L'Evenement. Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.