France

Germinal

by Gustave Flaubert

Summary

Étienne Lantier arrives at a northern French coal mine and organises the exploited miners in a strike that ends in catastrophe. The thirteenth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle and his most powerful political work.

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Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880) celebrated for his meticulous prose style and the doctrine of le mot juste — the precise right word. He is considered a forefather of literary realism and a major influence on the modern novel.

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Published
1885
Author
Gustave Flaubert