Free digital classic
Germinal
by Zola, Émile
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- Language
- fr
About this book
Creators: Émile Zola (1840-1902) "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 998