Rougon-Macquart Reading Order
by Emile Zola
20 books
Reading Order
1
The Fortune of the Rougons
1870
2
The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil
1872
3
The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin
1873
4
The Conquest of Plassans
1874
5
The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression
1875
6
His Excellency Eugene Rougon
1876
7
The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace
1877
8
A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story
1877
9
Nana
1880
10
Restless House
1882
11
The Ladies' Paradise
1883
12
The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life
1883
13
Germinal
1885
14
The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece
1886
15
The Soil / Earth
1887
16
The Dream
1888
17
The Beast in Man / The Beast Within
1890
18
Money
1891
19
The Downfall / The Debacle
1892
20
Doctor Pascal
1893