By Emile Zola, 1880, eBook Provided by Pennsylvania State University.

Nana is a novel by the French naturalist author Emile Zola. Completed in 1880, Nana is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series, which was to tell "The Natural and Social History of a Family under the Second Empire" (Becker 96).

Nana tells the story of a young prostitute, the novel's titular character, who rises from humble beginnings to single-handedly consuming much of the Parisian elite. Nana first appears in the end of L'Assommoir (1877), another of Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, in which she is portrayed as the daughter of an abusive drunk; in the end, she is living in the streets and just beginning a life of prostitution. (wikipedia)

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About Emile Zola:

Emile Zola, Writer

• Born: 2 April 1840
• Birthplace: Paris, France
• Died: 1902 (accidental asphyxiation)
• Best Known As: Author of "J'Accuse"

Emile Zola was a French journalist turned novelist. His novels were attacked and even banned for their frankness and sordid detail, causing quite a bit of controversy in their day. In 1898 he incurred the wrath of officials when he published the open letter "J'Accuse," in defense of Alfred Dreyfus, an Army officer who had been convicted of treason. Zola was sentenced to prison for libel, fled to England, and was granted amnesty a few months later. He died from carbon monoxide poisoning before Dreyfus was officially exonerated.

FOUR GOOD LINKS

1. "The Affair": The Case of Alfred Dreyfus
   Summation of the scandal, with commentary
2. Emile Zola
   Books and Writers has a good profile
3. Émile Zola Links
   This Zola site is in French; the link list includes English
4. Emile Zola
   A French biographical Zola page

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