Emile Zola (Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, 1840–1902) was a French novelist and critic known for his influential role in the Naturalist literary movement, with works like “Germinal” and “Thérèse Raquin.”
Short Stories written by Emile Zola
Captain Burle 1866 - CHAPTER I - THE SWINDLE It was nine o'clock. The little town of Vauchamp, dark and silent, had just retired… ... Read more
Death of Olivier Becaille 1866 - CHAPTER I - MY PASSING It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a… ... Read more
Jean Gourdon’s Four Days 1866 - SPRING On that particular day, at about five o'clock in the morning, the sun entered with delightful abruptness into the… ... Read more
The Fete At Coqueville 1866 - I Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport. A fine sandy… ... Read more
The Flood 1866 - I. My name is Louis Roubien. I am seventy years old. I was born in the village of Saint-Jory, several… ... Read more