«Germinal» in French with a Parallel Translation

Germinal is the thirteenth novel by Émile Zola in his Rougon-Macquart series. The novel was first published in 1939. This novel is considered one of the pinnacles of Zola's career. The novel tells the story of a miners' strike in northern France in the 1860s. The book remains relevant today as poverty and inequality never left our world.