Emile Zola Les Rougon-Macquart Historical Satire The Fortune of the Rougons – Émile Zola (1871) The Fortune of the Rougons by Emile Zola introduces the Rougon-Macquart saga, depicting family ambition and political intrigue during France's Second Empire.
Emile Zola Les Rougon-Macquart Classics Satire Nana – Émile Zola (1880) Nana by Emile Zola follows the rise and fall of a courtesan, exposing the decadence and moral decay of French society in the Second Empire.