Émile Zola was a French Novelist, writer, and journalist. He is also known as the father of Naturalism, a Philosophical doctrine that focuses on the scientific method and material objectivity directly opposing Idealism. Naturalism rejects Idealism and argues that free will is an illusion, reality is governed by the force of nature, which is known as Determinism. The doctrine of Naturalism is very, "matter over mind." The most famous work from Émile Zola is Les Rougon-Macquart and J'accuse. His death remains a conspiracy and an unsolved mystery.