Zolaesque
- a word derived from Zola.
Example Sentences
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After Zolaesque exertions, and a little heartbreak, a winner does emerge.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is dull and heavy, a Zolaesque human beast, but less a villain than a big lug.
From Time Magazine Archive
If this were one of those realistic Zolaesque stories I would describe the crick in the back that—but let us hurry on.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
"Will be a delightful surprise to readers whose knowledge of realism in fiction is derived from the Zolaesque school."
From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max
"I suppose their lives are not really so bad," said Winifred Inger, superior to the Zolaesque tragedy.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
