Zola to West Ham; Also, Which Other Savagely Naturalistic Writers Should Manage in the Premier League?

West Ham are about to make Zola their new manager, at least if the rumor can be believed . At first, I thought Balzac would be a better fit for the post, but then it occurred to me that Balzac still has traces of sentimentality, and what West Ham need is exactly the kind of unflinching sense of systemic inhumanity and cruelty that only Zola can provide. Although I'm still trying to ... [link]