Étienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a...
Nana
Perhaps Zola's most famous novel, Nana is an evocation of the glittering, corrupt world of the...
L’Assommoir
"I wanted to depict the inevitable downfall of the working-class family in the polluted atmosphere...
Thérèse Raquin
Thanks to our guest reviewer, Kenny Campbell. "I was familiar with Zola's later career, and knew...