Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.This article will consider the two writers through the lens of Zola and Dostoevsky's views on humanity and the existence of blank spaces.
The presence or absence of a blank space creates mystery, which creates debate, and debate expands the discussion.
It was very interesting for me to see the differences between Zola and Dostoevsky in this aspect.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.The relationship between Europe and Japan, and the difference in moral values.
This seems to be another major reason why Zola was a minor player in Japan.
However, today, as in the past, Japan is not a poor society or a country dominated by powerful "family logic.
As I have said many times in this blog, the French Second Empire is directly related to our lifestyle.
Our lives today are based precisely on the world depicted by Zola.
If this is the case, then perhaps now is the time in Japan when the novels depicted by Zola are most meaningful.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.In our previous article, we looked at Zola's popularity based on its circulation in France.
As evidenced by its overwhelming sales, Zola is a leading French author.
However, while there are many great writers who are well known in Japan, Zola has been oddly overshadowed in Japan.
Why has Zola become such a little-known writer?
In this article, I would like to consider why Zola has become minor in Japan and why Dostoevsky is so immensely popular in Japan in comparison.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.Zola is not well known in Japan, but he is one of the most beloved authors in France.
It is difficult to convey the greatness of Zola's works when you are in Japan, but I have just read "The Beast Man," translated by Yukinori Terada, Fujiwara Shoten, and in the translator's commentary, the number of copies of Zola's works published in France is given, so this article will use those figures to see how popular Zola was in France.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.The terms "00ism" and "~~ism" are often used to determine what group a writer belongs to or what tendencies he or she has.
However, the word itself may be difficult to understand, and it may be even more complicated than it needs to be.
In such a situation, Zola explains his own novel style, "naturalistic literature," in his own words. It was very easy to understand, so this article will consider the characteristics of Zola's novel style with reference to Zola's words.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.Zola's work is the best textbook for understanding how the world works.
How does this society work? Why do people fight? Why can't people resist their desires? What kind of methods do people use to take advantage of other people's desires?
And above all, it is just so interesting! I have read the works of many authors and Zola is one of them I would recommend!
In this article, we will introduce seven carefully selected Zola works among the many masterpieces.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.We have introduced the "Lugon Makkar Series" over the past 20 volumes, and this article will list them and give a brief summary of what each piece is about.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.For 24 years, Zola wrote 20 volumes of full-length novels, almost one per year.
Considering the weight of each book, Zola continued to write with an energy that could truly be described as extraordinary.
The culmination of this work is "Dr. Pascal," which is the most clearly visible work of Zola's thought as the conclusion of the "Lugon MacCarl Series.
This work is one of my top 3 among the 20 books in the series. This last work in the series was also a masterpiece among masterpieces!
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.This work is not well known in Japan but is regarded as a milestone in war literature.
Zola's signature sensory stimulating writing makes you feel as if you are watching the war up close and personal.
Zola is still an artist. He gives the reader terrifying inspiration, images, and shocks. He does not merely copy the phases of the world, he sublimates them into art.
The Devastation was a massive work, a fitting climax to a series of books. Its reputation as a masterpiece and a milestone in war literature is unquestionable. It was a wonderful work.
Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.In "Prey's Share," the protagonist, Saccar, made a huge amount of money mainly through land speculation, but in this film, we see him throw himself into a new battle by establishing a huge bank. Saccard's rival Jews are modeled on that Rothschild family. During the Second Empire of France, financial wars actually broke out between the new banks and the Rothschilds. Zola painstakingly researched these facts and incorporated them into this work.
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