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L'Assommoir

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 480

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: April 01, 2001

ISBN: 0140447539

ISBN 13: 9780140447538

L'Assommoir

4/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 480

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: April 01, 2001

ISBN: 0140447539

ISBN 13: 9780140447538

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