For 10 points, name this author who published a letter condemning the French government for the Dreyfus affair titled "J'accuse."
One family created by this author has Adelaïde Fouque as progenitor; that family includes, distantly, Jacques Lantier, an engine driver who is the title "human beast" of one of his novels. This author described his aim as "naturalist," to contrast with Balzac, in constructing a twenty-novel cycle about the title family, Les (*) Rougon-MacQuart (lay rou-ZHOHN muh-CAR). For 10 points, name this author who published a letter condemning the French government for the Dreyfus affair titled "J'accuse."
One family created by this author has Adelaïde Fouque as progenitor; that family includes, distantly, Jacques Lantier, an engine driver who is the title "human beast" of one of his novels.
Emile {Zola}