L'Assommoir: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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L'Assommoir is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Zola, Émile (1840–1902).
Catalogue synopsis
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"L'Assommoir" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1877. The seventh installment in Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series, it follows Gervaise Macquart, a washerwoman in working-class Paris, as she struggles to build a life after being abandoned by her lover. What begins with hope and hard-won success gradually unravels through injury, idleness, and addiction. Zola's unflinching portrayal of alcoholism and poverty shocked nineteenth-century readers with its raw realism and authentic street language, sparking both acclaim and controversy.
Book and edition facts
- Title: L'Assommoir
- Author credits: Zola, Émile (1840–1902)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic fiction
- Married women -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
- Working class women -- Fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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