Project Gutenberg 2016-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 67 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Palm, Maria Germinal. Finnish Kivihiilenkaivajat Produced by Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen "Kivihiilenkaivajat" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores the harsh realities of coal mining through the eyes of a struggling protagonist and the collective struggles of miners in a small industrial town. The main character, Étienne Lantier, is a desperate young man seeking employment and a semblance of stability amidst dire circumstances. The opening of the novel introduces Étienne as he journeys through a dark, cold night towards the Montsou coal mine. He struggles with the biting wind and his own unemployment, filled with a mix of hope and despair. Upon reaching the mine, he encounters a few seasoned workers who share their grim experiences, emphasizing the lack of jobs and their hardships in a slowly collapsing industry. This initial encounter sets the tone for the novel, highlighting the oppressive conditions of the working class and the dire need for change, while also foreshadowing Étienne's future involvement with the mining community and their struggle for better living conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Coal miners -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Fiction Political fiction Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction Labor disputes -- Fiction France, Northern -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 966916 966840 2024-09-22T03:30:45.414797 2023-09-22T14:49:01.973767 text/html text/html 966909 966833 2024-09-22T03:30:45.794735 2023-09-22T14:49:02.260780 text/html text/html 432072 2024-09-22T03:30:59.090659 application/epub+zip 447339 2024-09-22T03:30:49.790698 application/epub+zip 437501 2024-09-22T03:30:48.204757 application/epub+zip 812197 2024-09-22T03:31:06.529614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757851 2024-09-22T03:30:58.028691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731487 2022-09-23T22:30:43.967840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887279 887255 2024-09-22T03:30:44.687733 2023-09-22T14:49:01.449752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 842198 2016-07-05T06:21:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 326591 2016-07-05T06:21:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19590 2024-09-22T03:31:06.668618 application/rdf+xml 16769 2024-09-22T03:30:48.755698 image/jpeg 4169 2024-09-22T03:30:48.477730 image/jpeg 429354 2024-09-22T03:30:45.881746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia