Étienne Lantier, an unemployed miner, arrives in a mining town and takes work at the Voreux pit. He discovers extreme poverty, dangerous working conditions, and exploitation by mine owners. As suffering intensifies, Étienne becomes a spokesperson for collective action and helps organize a strike that escalates into confrontation and tragedy. The story follows the community’s struggle, the rise of class consciousness, and the heavy human cost of resistance.
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