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  1. zolaism

    Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, also US: , French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse…!  Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Zolaism

    zō′la-izm, n. the literary principles and practice of the industrious French novelist Emile Zola (1840-1902)—an attempt at a so-called realism claimed to be a proper scientific view of human nature and human life. In effect Zola's books are dull and dirty, and his realism is not reality.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Zolaism

    name given to an excessive realism in depicting the worst side of human life and society. See Zola.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of zolaism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of zolaism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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