Émile Zola · novel cycle
Les Rougon-Macquart books in order
A twenty-novel cycle tracing the Rougon-Macquart family across the Second French Empire.
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Publication order
- 1
La Fortune des RougonAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1871
- 2 La CuréeAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1872
- 3
Le Ventre de ParisAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1873
- 4
La Conquête de PlassansAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1874
- 5
La Faute de l'abbé MouretAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1875
- 6
Son Excellence Eugène RougonAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1876
- 7
L'AssommoirAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1877
- 8
Une page d'amourAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1878
- 9
NanaAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1880
- 10
Pot-BouilleAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1882
- 11
Au Bonheur des DamesAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1883
- 12
La Joie de vivreAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1884
- 13
GerminalAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 1885
- 14 L'ŒuvreAmazon ↗
Book 14 · novel · 1886
- 15 La TerreAmazon ↗
Book 15 · novel · 1887
- 16 Le RêveAmazon ↗
Book 16 · novel · 1888
- 17
La Bête humaineAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 1890
- 18
L'ArgentAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 1891
- 19
La DébâcleAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 1892
- 20
Le Docteur PascalAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 1893