Émile Zola, a Brave and Controversial Writer

Émile Zola was one of the great figures of French literature. If anything characterized his life, and even his death, it was controversy. Indeed, his work, his opinions, and his intellectual and political activity gave people plenty to talk about. In short, he was a man who was passionately adored by some and demonized by others. One of the most striking aspects of his life was that he never went to college. However, he still became an inspirational figure of 19th and 20th-century literature. As a matter of fact, he failed his final high school exam so he wouldn’t become…