L'Assommoir
of Ămile Zola, Robin Buss (Translator)
Series: Les Rougon-Macquart #7
Description
The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (1877) 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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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 480 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date April 1st 2001
- First Publication 10/28/76
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140447538
- Edition Penguin Classics
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Paris (France)', 'France']
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