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Home / Authors / Emile Zola Emile Zola French author best known for the Rougon-Macquart series, a 20-novel cycle chronicling family life under the Second Empire. His works, including *Germinal* and *Nana*, are celebrated for their naturalist style and global literary influence. This page provides the Émile Zola books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1865 Claude's Confession POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1867 Therese Raquin POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1867 The Mysteries of Marseilles POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1868 Madeleine Ferat POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1870 The Fortune of the Rougons POoRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1872 The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil POoRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1873 The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin POoRB · 3 Buy ↗ 1874 The Conquest of Plassans POoRB · 4 Buy ↗ 1875 The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression POoRB · 5 Buy ↗ 1876 His Excellency Eugene Rougon POoRB · 6 Buy ↗ 1877 Dead Men Tell No Tales POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1877 The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace POoRB · 7 Buy ↗ 1877 A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story POoRB · 8 Buy ↗ 1880 The Flood POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1880 The Experimental Novel and Other Essays POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1880 The Miller's Daughter POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1882 Restless House POoRB · 10 Buy ↗ 1883 The Ladies' Paradise POoRB · 11 Buy ↗ 1883 The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life POoRB · 12 Buy ↗ 1885 Germinal POoRB · 13 Buy ↗ 1886 The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece POoRB · 14 Buy ↗ 1887 The Soil / Earth POoRB · 15 Buy ↗ 1888 The Dream POoRB · 16 Buy ↗ 1890 The Beast in Man / The Beast Within POoRB · 17 Buy ↗ 1892 The Downfall / The Debacle POoRB · 19 Buy ↗ 1893 Doctor Pascal POoRB · 20 Buy ↗ 1894 The Heirs of Rabourdin POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1898 I Accuse! POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1898 The Dreyfus Affair POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1899 Fruitfulness POoFSRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1901 Travail: Labor POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1903 Truth POoFSRB · 3 Buy ↗ 1907 The F�te at Coqueville POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1914 Lourdes POoTCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1938 Collected Works of Emile Zola POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 1941 The Best Known Works of Emile Zola POoC · 3 Buy ↗ 2003 Notes from Exile POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 Four Short Stories By Emile Zola POoC · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 The Death Of Olivier Becaille POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 Stories for Ninon POoC · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 Looking at Manet POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Three Short Stories POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Four Short Stories POoC · 6 Buy ↗ 2017 A Mad Love POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2017 Piping Hot! POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2018 Attack on the Mill and Other Stories POoC · 7 Buy ↗ 2018 A Dead Woman's Wish POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) POoTYotCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) POoTYotCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Cozy Situations(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe) POoTYotCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Heroic Heart(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) POoTYotCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 A Cat of Roving Nature(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) POoTYotCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2021 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) POoTYotCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2021 A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) POoTYotCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2021 A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell) POoTYotCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2021 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB · 12 Buy ↗ 2025 For a Night of Love POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Collections 7 books · 1877–2018
01 Dead Men Tell No Tales 1877 Buy ↗ 02 Collected Works of Emile Zola 1938 Buy ↗ 03 The Best Known Works of Emile Zola 1941 Buy ↗ 04 Four Short Stories By Emile Zola 2006 Buy ↗ 05 Stories for Ninon 2010 Buy ↗ 06 Four Short Stories 2017 Buy ↗ 07 Attack on the Mill and Other Stories 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rougon-Macquart Books 20 books · 1870–1893
01 The Fortune of the Rougons 1870 Buy ↗ 02 The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil 1872 Buy ↗ 03 The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin 1873 Buy ↗ 04 The Conquest of Plassans 1874 Buy ↗ 05 The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression 1875 Buy ↗ 06 His Excellency Eugene Rougon 1876 Buy ↗ 07 The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace 1877 Buy ↗ 08 A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story 1877 Buy ↗ 10 Restless House 1882 Buy ↗ 11 The Ladies' Paradise 1883 Buy ↗ 12 The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life 1883 Buy ↗ 14 The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece 1886 Buy ↗ 15 The Soil / Earth 1887 Buy ↗ 17 The Beast in Man / The Beast Within 1890 Buy ↗ 19 The Downfall / The Debacle 1892 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books 12 books · 2020–2021
01 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy ↗ 02 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) 2020 Buy ↗ 03 A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) 2020 Buy ↗ 04 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) 2020 Buy ↗ 05 A Cat of Cozy Situations(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy ↗ 06 A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe) 2020 Buy ↗ 07 A Cat of Heroic Heart(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) 2020 Buy ↗ 08 A Cat of Roving Nature(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) 2020 Buy ↗ 09 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) 2021 Buy ↗ 10 A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) 2021 Buy ↗ 11 A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell) 2021 Buy ↗ 12 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 5 books · 1880–2013
01 The Experimental Novel and Other Essays 1880 Buy ↗ 03 The Dreyfus Affair 1898 Buy ↗ 04 Notes from Exile 2003 Buy ↗ 05 Looking at Manet 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 1880–2025
02 The Death Of Olivier Becaille 2010 Buy ↗ 03 Three Short Stories 2015 Buy ↗ 04 For a Night of Love 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Three Cities Books 3 books · 1896–2014
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 11 books · 1865–2018
01 Claude's Confession 1865 Buy ↗ 02 Therese Raquin 1867 Buy ↗ 03 The Mysteries of Marseilles 1867 Buy ↗ 04 Madeleine Ferat 1868 Buy ↗ 05 The Miller's Daughter 1880 Buy ↗ 06 The Heirs of Rabourdin 1894 Buy ↗ 07 Travail: Labor 1901 Buy ↗ 08 The F�te at Coqueville 1907 Buy ↗ 11 A Dead Woman's Wish 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Four Social Romances Books 3 books · 1899–1903