A father and three of his seven children work brutal hours in a mine, facing hazards such as landslides, fire, and poisoned air, to scrape together enough money for food. When their lodger, Etienne, shares ideas about a workers' revolt, the family gradually embraces his plans. Soon the settlement is aflame with resolve to strike for better wages and working conditions. Savage and horrifying events ensue as miners clash with management and with each other. With flawless construction and impeccable detail, Zola chronicles the conflicts, lusts, and deprivation of life in the coal fields of 19th-century France.
Published in 1885, Germinal helped establish Emile Zola -- an artist of unsparing candor -- as the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. Andre Gide chose this masterpiece as one of the ten best novels in the French language.
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