Germinal

Germinal

by Emile Zola

Germinal is a novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1885. It is the thirteenth in his Rougon-Macquart series and is considered one of his masterpieces. The novel depicts the harsh living and working conditions of coal miners in northern France during the Second Empire. The story follows the lives of several families living in the mining town of Montsou, as they struggle to survive and fight for their rights.

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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the de...

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