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You can’t read much French history without hearing about J’accuse, and I decided that after having read about it a dozen times, it was time to go ahead and read the piece itself. I wasn’t disappointed; it still has power.

Zola’s defense of Dreyfus lifted him from the ranks of great French writers and added him to the ranks of heroes. J’accuse is more than a historical document. It still has the power to move and inspire, and its call for honesty and justice is as vital now as ever.

I struggle to read Zola’s novels in the original French, but J’accuse is very accessible to students of the language.