Doktor Pascal (Le docteur Pascal: Die Rougon-Macquart Band 20)

"Doktor Pascal" by Émile Zola is the final novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, exploring themes of genetic inheritance and the conflict between religion and science. The protagonist, Dr. Pascal, studies his family's traits and diseases while developing a serum for nerve disorders and tuberculosis. Zola, a prominent 19th-century French novelist, was also an influential journalist.