Emile Zola
Les Rougon-Macquart
The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola Summary
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
Nana by Émile Zola Summary
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.