On this day 185 years ago, April 12, 1840 (March 11, 1840 lunar calendar), the French novelist Emile Zola was born. Zola, a French writer, was born in Paris on April 12, 1840. His father died when he was 7 years old, and he lived with his mother under the help of his maternal grandfather. He had already shown his literary talent during his secondary school studies, and tried to write some novels, poems and comedies. In 1862, he joined the Achet bookstore as a packer, and was soon promoted to director of the advertising department for his outstanding poetry. During this period, his works were published in newspapers and periodicals one after another. From the age of 28 to 53, Zola wrote diligently for 25 years, and finally completed a masterpiece, "The Natural and Social History of the Rugonmaca Family", which included 20 novels with more than 1,000 characters on the spot. In 1877, he wrote the novel "Little Hotel", and later wrote "Germination" (1885), "Collapse" (1892), "Three Cities" (1894-1898), and "Four Gospels" (1899-1903). In addition to novels and naturalist theoretical works, Zola's works include a collection of short stories, plays, translations, as well as essays, prefaces, lectures, and numerous tablets. Zola's achievement is that by describing a large number of works in various classes and fields, he can fairly realistically reproduce the social scene of the transition from capitalism to imperialism in France in the second half of the 19th century, and basically correctly reflect a series of major events and social contradictions in that period. The basic artistic style of the novel is vigorous and vigorous. Died on September 29, 1902. French writer Zola Zola's novel "The Little Hotel" was adapted into a screenplay poster for the performance. Illustration of the work "Germination" by Yupiter Zola, the god king of ancient Roman mythology