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Germinal is one of the most striking novels in the French tradition. Widely regarded as Zola’s masterpiece, the novel describes the working conditions of French coal miners in the 1860s in harsh and realistic terms—it is visceral, graphic, and unrelenting. Its strong socialist principles and vivid accounts of the miners’ strikes meant that the novel became a key symbol in the workers’ fight against oppression, with chants of “Germinal! Germinal!” resonating high above the author’s funeral.
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Summary
Summary
Germinal is one of the most striking novels in the French tradition. Widely regarded as Zola’s masterpiece, the novel describes the working conditions of French coal miners in the 1860s in harsh and realistic terms—it is visceral, graphic, and unrelenting. Its strong socialist principles and vivid accounts of the miners’ strikes meant that the novel became a key symbol in the workers’ fight against oppression, with chants of “Germinal! Germinal!” resonating high above the author’s funeral.
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Author
Author Bio: Émile Zola
Émile Zola (1840–1902), French writer and critic, was raised in a poor family at Aix-en-Provence and at age eighteen went to Paris where he worked as a clerk and a journalist before turning to writing novels. For many years he used his fiction in the service of his passion for social reform. He published many masterworks but is perhaps most famous for his series of novels called Les Rougon-Macquart, one of the chief monuments of the French naturalist movement.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Runtime: | 19.92 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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