Europe 1 Studio SEASON 2021 - 202207:00 a.m., May 05, 2022
The famous French writer Emile Zola was 48 when he met Jeanne Rozerot.
The young seamstress becomes his mistress and gives him two children.
Three years later, his wife Alexandrine discovered the pot of roses through an anonymous letter.
In this new episode of the Europe 1 Studio podcast "At the heart of History", Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach continues the story of the double life led, in the 19th century, by the author of
Germinal
and
L'Assommoir
.
When Zola publishes
Doctor Pascal
in the Rougon-Macquart series, Alexandrine discovers there the romantic transposition of her husband's relationship with Jeanne Rozerot.
Humiliated, she threatens Zola with divorce… But the illustrious novelist realizes that despite his feelings for Jeanne, he cannot bring himself to live without his wife!
In this new episode of the Europe 1 Studio podcast "At the heart of history", Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach tells how Zola managed to reconcile his two loves.
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"At the heart of history" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast
Writing and presentation: Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach
Producer: Timothée Magot
Directed by: Oscar Vataire
Distribution and publishing: Eloïse Bertil
Graphics: Sidonie Mangin
Bibliography
Emile Zola
, Romi, 1985
Joan's novel. In the shadow of Zola
, Isabelle de la Motte, Belfond, 2009
Madame Zola
, Evelyne Bloch-Dano, The Pocket Book, 2002
Zola murdered
, Jean Bedel, Flammarion, 2002
Family confusion in the history of France
, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach, Editions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2014
Les Zolas
, article from Nouvel Obs by Jérôme Garcin, 2004