Émile Zola | |
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| Born | Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola 2 April 1840 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 September 1902 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, journalist |
| Nationality | French |
| Genre | Naturalism |
| Notable works | Les Rougon-Macquart, Thérèse Raquin, Germinal |
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Émile Zola (IPA: [emil zɔˈla]) (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a major French writer and the most important naturalist writer. He worked toward political liberalization of France.
Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902. His death from carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected to have been suicide.