"The Fortune of the Rougons" by Émile Zola is a story set in France during the Second Empire, it kicks off the Rougon-Macquart series by looking at how family traits and society impact people’s lives. You'll meet Silvère and Miette, two young people in love who get caught up in a revolution. The story, filled with youthful innocence and political excitement, happens in Plassans, a made-up town that shows all the different parts of French society at the time. We get started with a feel of urgency, with Silvère ready to fight and Miette worried about him; their relationship is tested by the rising revolution. Zola uses their experience to get into big ideas about destiny and what makes people do what they do. The book weaves together the personal and the political, setting the scene for a broad exploration of the Rougon-Macquart family's journey through a changing France.
The Fortune of the Rougons
By Émile Zola
Amidst political chaos, youthful love blossoms as two young souls find themselves entwined with revolution.
Summary
About the AuthorÉmile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola 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.
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola 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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