They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into … - Émile Zola

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They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist.

Émile Zola

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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.

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Alternative Names: Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola

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They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist. - Émile Zola

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