Émile Zola

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 2, 1840

Died

September 28, 1902 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

  • Emile Zola
  • Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola

Émile Zola

Biography

Émile Zola, in full Émile-Édouard-Charles-Antoine Zola, was a French novelist, critic, and political activist who was the most prominent French writer of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism, which underlie his monumental novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, and for his intervention in the Dreyfus Affair through his famous open letter, J'Accuse…!

Known For

Acting

Writing