L'Assommoir
Also known as The Dram Shop, The Gin Palace, The Drinking Den, The Drunkard
'''''' , published as a serial in 1876, and in book form in 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel—a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris—was a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola's fame and reputation throughout France and the world.
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- Cover of 1877 Charpentier edition of
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- Émile Zola
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- France
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- French
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- Les Rougon-Macquart
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- Novel
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8 sectionsContents
- Plot summary
- Themes and criticism
- English translations
- Expurgated
- Unexpurgated
- Adaptations
- References
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'''''' , published as a serial in 1876, and in book form in 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel—a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris—was a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola's fame and reputation throughout France and the world.
==Plot summary==