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Rougon-Macquart Series by Emile Zola - Reading Order | Book Series List

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Rougon-Macquart Series

The Rougon-Macquart series by Emile Zola consists of 20 books, published between 1870 and 1893. The series begins with The Fortune of the Rougons.

Books in Order (20 books)

1

The Fortune of the Rougons(1870)

2

The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil(1872)

3

The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin(1873)

4

The Conquest of Plassans(1874)

5

The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression(1875)

6

His Excellency Eugene Rougon(1876)

7

The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace(1877)

8

A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story(1877)

9

Nana(1880)

10

Restless House(1882)

11

The Ladies' Paradise(1883)

12

The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life(1883)

13

Germinal(1885)

14

The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece(1886)

15

The Soil / Earth(1887)

16

The Dream(1888)

17

The Beast in Man / The Beast Within(1890)

18

Money(1891)

19

The Downfall / The Debacle(1892)

20

Doctor Pascal(1893)

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