Emile Zola’s “Parisian Letters” in the “Herald of Europe” Magazine

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Boris I. Esin

Doctor of Philology, Professor at the Chair of History of Russian Journalism, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: esin@mrteam.ru

Section: History of Journalism

The article deals with the “Parisian Letters” — a series of essays in the magazine “Herald of Europe” (“ Vestnik Evropy”), which were published in the 70s of the XIX century. Firstly, these articles had to acquaint Russian readers with the lifestyle of France and Paris, secondly, they were to tell about Zola’s creative method and his theory of “experimental novel”.

Keywords: Emile Zola, “Herald of Europe”, Paris, experimental novel