New translation by Roger Pearson of the novel considered to be Zola's masterpiece
Emile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school
of naturalistic fiction. His principal work, Les Rougon-Macquart,
is a panorama of mid-19th century French life, in a cycle of 20
novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years.
Roger Pearson is professor of French at the University of Oxford.
He is the author of critical works on Voltaire, Stendhal and
Mallarme and has translated Voltaire, Zola and Maupassant.
“[Germinal] made me realize that when books are considered
‘classics,’ most of the time they’re actually very readable and
exciting.” —Daniel Radcliffe
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