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.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	September 3, 2017
ISBN13	9781975741143
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	176
Dimensions	178 × 254 × 10 mm · 317 g
Language	French

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