Author •
Zola and the Bourgeoisie: A Study of Themes and Techniques in (1982) •
Émile Zola: A Selective Analytical Bibliography (1982) •
The Cambridge Introduction to French Literature (2015) •
Emile Zola: A Very Short Introduction (2020)
Editor •
Naturalism in the European novel: New Critical Perspectives (1992) •
Telling Performances: Essays on gender, narrative and performance (2001) •
Practising Theory: Pierre Bourdieu and the Field of Cultural Production (2004) •
After Blanchot: Literature, Philosophy, Criticism (2005) •
The Cambridge Companion to Zola (2007) •
Perspectives on Literature and Translation: Creation, Circulation, Reception (2013)
Translator • Emile Zola, ''
The Ladies' Paradise'' (Oxford, 1995) • Emile Zola,
Pot Luck (Oxford, 1999) • Emile Zola,
The Kill (Oxford, 2004) • Emile Zola,
The Belly of Paris (Oxford, 2007) • Emile Zola,
The Fortune of the Rougons (Oxford, 2012) • Emile Zola,
Earth (Oxford, 2016) • Emile Zola,
His Excellency Eugène Rougon (Oxford, 2018) • Emile Zola,
The Assommoir (Oxford, 2021) • Marcel Proust,
Swann in Love (Oxford, 2017) • Marcel Proust,
The Swann Way (Oxford, 2023) ==Awards and honours==