THE DEATH OF OLIVIER BECAILLE

In "The Death of Olivier Bécaille" by Émile Zola, we are transported into a world of psychological realism and naturalistic depiction of human emotions. The novella explores the themes of despair, isolation, and the inevitability of death through the story of a young man who is faced with his mortality. Zola''s descriptive prose brings to life the gritty and dark atmosphere of 19th-century Paris, ...