Project Gutenberg 2016-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 105 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Palm, Maria Germinal. Finnish Kivihiilenkaivajat Produced by Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen "Kivihiilenkaivajat" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores the harsh realities of coal mining through the eyes of a struggling protagonist and the collective struggles of miners in a small industrial town. The main character, Étienne Lantier, is a desperate young man seeking employment and a semblance of stability amidst dire circumstances. The opening of the novel introduces Étienne as he journeys through a dark, cold night towards the Montsou coal mine. He struggles with the biting wind and his own unemployment, filled with a mix of hope and despair. Upon reaching the mine, he encounters a few seasoned workers who share their grim experiences, emphasizing the lack of jobs and their hardships in a slowly collapsing industry. This initial encounter sets the tone for the novel, highlighting the oppressive conditions of the working class and the dire need for change, while also foreshadowing Étienne's future involvement with the mining community and their struggle for better living conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Coal miners -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Fiction Political fiction Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction Labor disputes -- Fiction France, Northern -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 967083 2025-09-21T05:41:02.858778 text/html 966909 966833 2024-10-22T03:32:05.388128 2023-09-22T14:49:02.260780 text/html text/html 432100 2025-09-21T05:41:14.613581 application/epub+zip 447267 2025-09-21T05:41:06.344624 application/epub+zip 437430 2025-09-21T05:41:04.979648 application/epub+zip 812684 2025-09-21T05:41:21.155591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757626 2025-09-21T05:41:13.678574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731487 2022-09-23T22:30:43.967840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887275 2025-09-21T05:41:02.229630 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 867595 2024-10-23T00:49:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18356 2025-09-21T05:41:21.383542 application/rdf+xml 16769 2025-09-21T05:41:05.476611 image/jpeg 4169 2025-09-21T05:41:05.227622 image/jpeg 429433 2025-09-21T05:41:02.944646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia