

Novels
Germinal
by Émile Zola
It follows Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker who finds a job in the coal mines of northern France, where he discovers brutal working conditions.
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About this book
"Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1885. It follows Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker who finds a job in the coal mines of northern France, where he discovers brutal working conditions. Living among a mining family, he witnesses their suffering and poverty. When the mining company cuts wages, Étienne leads the miners in a desperate strike against injustice. The struggle escalates into violence and tragedy, testing the workers' resolve and their dreams of a more equal society.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- French
- Length
- 618 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1885
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- ISBN
- 9780141908373
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