Project Gutenberg 2018-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 820 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Ellis, Havelock 1859 1939 Ellis, Henry Havelock Germinal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_(novel) Dagny and Marc D’Hooghe "Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the harsh realities of coal miners in France during a time of economic struggle and social unrest, focusing on the character Étienne Lantier as he seeks work and becomes involved in the lives of the miners. The narrative captures the collective emotions and aspirations of these laborers against the backdrop of industrialization. At the start of the book, a young man named Étienne Lantier wanders the cold, dark roads of northern France searching for work. After a brief encounter with a carman at a coal pit known as Voreux, where he learns about the exploitation miners face, he decides to seek employment at the mine. The scene transitions to the miner's settlement, revealing the difficult lives of the Maheu family, who live in cramped conditions and endure constant financial struggle. As the characters navigate their daily routines, the oppressive environment of the pit and the threat of deeper social issues are set up, foreshadowing the conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en 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 1069125 2025-06-22T13:20:55.725268 text/html 1076148 2021-09-23T08:58:56 text/html 470441 2025-06-22T13:21:06.106230 application/epub+zip 489274 2025-06-22T13:20:56.969251 application/epub+zip 489274 2025-06-22T13:20:56.338282 application/epub+zip 753868 2025-06-22T13:21:13.673725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728595 2025-06-22T13:21:05.560203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718458 2022-08-25T12:39:36.881520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1040495 2025-06-22T13:20:53.761236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1040235 2021-09-23T08:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21037 2025-06-22T13:21:13.831683 application/rdf+xml 7732 2025-06-22T13:20:56.464236 image/jpeg 1803 2025-06-22T13:20:56.403226 image/jpeg 393536 2021-09-23T09:00:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 451826 2021-09-23T09:01:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 460180 2025-06-22T13:20:55.820241 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia