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Emile Zola

Emile Zola ( 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He experienced early personal hardship following the death of his father, which deeply affected his understanding of social and economic struggles—a theme that would later permeate his writings.

Zola began his literary career working as a clerk for a publishing house, where he developed his skills and cultivated a passion for literature. His early novels, such as Therese Raquin, gained recognition for their intense psychological insight and frank depiction of human desires and moral conflicts. He was also nominated for the first and second Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902.