Near the end of his life 
Near the end of his life this author penned two short series of novels entitled "The Three Cities" and "The Four Gospels" before his mysterious death from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes in his sleep. While working in a publishing house his employer encouraged him to publish his first works, the short story collection "Contes a Ninon" and the novels "La Confession de Claude" and "Therese Raquin", marked by the scientific determinism which he would explore in all of his works. He became the most famous author in France for his novel "Drunkard", found in his epic 20-novel "Rougon-Macquart" cycle, along with "Nana" and "Germinal". FTP, who was this novelist and critic perhaps best-known for his defense of Alfred Dreyfus in an open letter entitled "J'Accuse"?
Near the end of his life this author penned two short series of novels entitled "The Three Cities" and "The Four Gospels" before his mysterious death from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes in his sleep.
Emile Zola