Zoladdiction!

I like the colors in this picture, but my favorite shots of Zola are the ones in which he's wearing the pince-nez and his hair is all rumpled.

I've spent the last month diligently working my way through the 20-volume Rougon-Macquart series.  So far, I've read 7 out of the 20. I'm going in publication order.

Even though Zola is my new literary crush, I was starting to feel a little too much of a muchness, so I'm glad about this challenge. It will get me back on track toute suite.  Meanwhile, I'll try to assemble my jumbled feelings and impressions into a manageable post sometime in the near future.

Happy 173rd birthday to Emile Zola on April 2nd!