<p>In 'His Excellency [Son Exc. Eugène Rougon]', Émile Zola weaves a narrative of political intrigue and personal ambition, set against the backdrop of Napoleon III's Second French Empire. This novel, part of his monumental Les Rougon-Macquart series, explores the corrupt rise to power of Eugène Rougon within the treacherous halls of Parisian government. Zola, a master of naturalism, imbues the text with characteristic detail and psychological de...