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นวนิ ยายสะท้อนสั งคมเรื่ อง Germinal 290 The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 39 No. 3 Jul-Sep 2014 Abstract Germinal : A Social Novel Chintana Damronglerd Fellow of the Academy of Arts, The Royal Institute, Thailand Germinal is the signature work of French novelist, Émile Zola (1840-1902), first published in 1885. The novel depicts the difficult life of mine workers in France during his time. Zola drew his inspiration from a 56-day strike in Anzin which is a town in Northern France. This labor strike happened at the end of the Empire II era which ended in 1870. The main character’s name is Étienne Lantier. Keywords : Germinal , social novel, Émile Zola, naturalism.