"Explosive Narratives: Terrorism and Anarchy in the Works of Emile Zola "explores the genealogy of modern day terrorism through a close study of the anarchist figure in three of Emile Zola's novels: "Germinal," " Paris," and "Travail." The study links the crisis of representation registered at the end of the 19th century with the rise of terrorism embodied in the bomb-throwing anarchist. It thereby traces Zola's evolving thoughts on anarchy from the terrorist to the humanitarian reformer, from class warfare to a peaceful artisan commune, from a naturalist depiction of an elusive reality to a...