Émile Zola
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (,
also , ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of
naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of
theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political
liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer
Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined ''
J'Accuse…!'' Zola was nominated for the first and second
Nobel prizes in literature in 1901 and 1902.
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