Zola,
Émile (Édouard Charles Antoine) 1840-1902; Fr. novelist
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(zōˈlə, zō-läˈ), Émile 1840-1902.
French writer and critic who was a leading proponent of naturalism in fiction. His works include Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-1893), a series of 20 novels, and “J'Accuse” (1898), a letter in defense of Alfred Dreyfus.