Emile Zola
Émile François Zola (1840-1902) was an influential French writer and liberal champion. 'Une page d'amour' ('An Episode of Love') is the eighth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series set among the petite bourgeoisie in Second Empire suburban Paris. It first appeared in serial form in Le Bien public, before being published as a novel in April 1878. 3