Emile Zola
by Edmond Lepelletier
Émile Zola was born in Paris. Should he be classified among the real Parisians, the natives, the Parisians who are from Paris, as the natives of Marseille are Marseilles? Yes and no. Ambiguous but exact answer.
It must first be noted that the locality where the act of birth occurred, when it is accidental, due to the hazards of a trip or a professional and temporary stay, has, for the biography of a famous man, a secondary interest. Victor Hugo was born Bisontin, Paul Verlaine Messin, as a result of the paternal garrisons.