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L’Assommoir

ByÉmile Zola

The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. At the center of the story stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But her husband soon squanders her earnings in the Assommoir, a local drinking spot, and gradually the pair sink into poverty and squalor. L'Assommoir was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. This new translation captures not only the brutality but the pathos of its characters' lives.

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Publication Date
Nov 1, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781304586308
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Émile Zola

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Format
EPUB

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