Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 381 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Germinal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_(novel) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_(roman) This eBook was produced by Carlo Traverso "Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel written during the late 19th century. The work explores the struggles of coal miners in northern France, focusing on the dire conditions of their lives and the broader socio-economic issues of the time. The opening introduces us to Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker seeking a job in the mining industry, and sets the stage for his encounters with fellow miners and their harsh realities. At the start of "Germinal," we find Étienne Lantier navigating a cold, dark landscape as he makes his way toward the mining town of Montsou in search of work. After a solitary journey filled with thoughts of hunger and despair, he encounters a group of miners at the Voreux pit, where he learns about the dire lack of jobs and the challenges faced by the mining community. Through conversation with characters like the elderly Bonnemort and others, the opening reveals a sense of impending struggle among the miners, setting the tone for the larger themes of labor exploitation and social inequality that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Coal miners -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Fiction Political fiction Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction Labor disputes -- Fiction France, Northern -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1155541 2025-07-03T05:10:47.744890 text/html 1155362 2025-01-09T20:20:36.979287 text/html 487920 2025-07-03T05:10:58.912849 application/epub+zip 509167 2025-07-03T05:10:49.922901 application/epub+zip 509168 2025-07-03T05:10:48.637927 application/epub+zip 823636 2025-07-03T05:11:05.863792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779484 2025-07-03T05:10:57.975918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761847 2022-09-03T08:31:13.322333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1077019 2025-07-03T05:10:47.089973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1046416 2020-12-29T02:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19303 2025-07-03T05:11:05.990793 application/rdf+xml 8105 2025-07-03T05:10:49.129940 image/jpeg 2238 2025-07-03T05:10:48.882875 image/jpeg 398452 2020-12-29T02:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 479485 2025-07-03T05:10:47.837911 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