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Germinal (Oxford World's Classics) by Emile Zola is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The thirteenth novel in Emile Zola's great Rougon-Macquart sequence, Germinal expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity's capacity for compassion and hope.Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.

Who reads Germinal (Oxford World's Classics)?

Author

Emile Zola

Publisher

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780191560835

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Rating

4.1 / 5 (91 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13