Emile Zola Novelist

Gender: Male
Citizenship: France
Born: Apr 2, 1840
Died: Sep 29, 1902

Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French writer, the most well-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 the renowned newspaper headline J'accuse. Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity. beauty

The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it. inspirational & truth

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. fear

If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. life & motivational

If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow. truth

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. art & work