# Germinal

By Émile Zola.

"Germinal" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1885. It follows Étienne Lantier, a young unemployed worker who finds a job in the coal mines of northern France, where he discovers brutal working conditions. Living among a mining family, he witnesses their suffering and poverty. When the mining company cuts wages, Étienne leads the miners in a desperate strike against injustice. The struggle escalates into violence and tragedy, testing the workers' resolve and their dreams of a more equal society. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Coal miners -- Fiction; Coal mines and mining -- Fiction; Political fiction; Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction; Labor disputes -- Fiction; France, Northern -- Fiction

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- [Germinal (French)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8734) by Émile Zola (18 h 45 min, French)

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