Scientific editor:Sabatier (Claude) General directors:Alexandre (Didier), Hamon (Philippe), Pagès (Alain), Tortonese (Paolo)
Abstract: In 1871–1872, Zola was a columnist covering parliamentary activity at the dawn of the Third Republic. His articles ranged from pamphlets to satires, and elaborated motifs that were later to be transposed by the novelist in Les Rougon-Macquart.