The first great Dreyfusard intellectual, Zola was at the height of his glory: the twenty volumes of the Rougon-Macquart were being distributed in dozens of countries.
Primul mare intelectual dreyfusard, era atunci în culmea gloriei: cele douăzeci de volume ale ciclului Les Rougon-Macquart fuseseră publicate în zeci de țări.