Émile Zola
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Self-portrait, 1902 | |
| Born | Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola 2 April 1840 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 September 1902 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, playwright, poet |
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| Literary movement | Naturalism |
| Notable works | Les Rougon-Macquart, Thérèse Raquin, Madeleine Férat |
| Spouse | Éléonore-Alexandrine Meley |
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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (/ˈzoʊlə/, also US: /zoʊˈlɑː/; French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, 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 his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse...! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902.