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Emile Zola

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The Resume

    (April 2, 1840-September 29, 1902)
    Wrote 'J'Accuse' (1898)
    Wrote 'Nana'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a political activist and went against the French government.
    He was charged with libel when he wrote that Alfred Dreyfus was falsely convicted by the French.
    He moved to England rather than go to French prison.
    He suffered from depression.
    He died of accidental asphyxiation (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He stood up for the disenfranchised.
    He was eventually given amnesty by France, when his writings turned out to be truthful.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 160 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 167 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8893 Votes: 23.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 25.93% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 116 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 126 Votes: 51.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 185 Votes: 49.19% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 245 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 536 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2441 Votes: 58.95% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 7690 Votes: 44.41% Annoying