Saccard 538200 218297106 2008-06-10T00:30:07Z Stefanomione 186638 Removed category "Characters in written fiction"; Quick-adding category "Characters in Les Rougon-Macquart" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) '''Saccard''' is a fictional character created by [[Émile Zola]] in his 20-novel cycle [[Les Rougon-Macquart]]. Saccard (a pseudonym of the character Aristide Rougon) is the central figure in the novels ''[[La Curée]]'' (1872) and ''[[L'Argent]]'' (1891), and features in a number of other books in the cycle. A ruthless and greedy financier, his name is still used in [[France]] as a byword for corporate or plutocratic figures driven by lust for money. [[Category:Characters in Les Rougon-Macquart]]