L'Assommoir
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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.
Key facts
- Book.image
- Lassommoir.jpg
- Book.image_size
- 175px
- Book.caption
- Cover of 1877 Charpentier edition of
- Book.author
- Émile Zola
- Book.country
- France
- Book.language
- French
- Book.series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- Book.genre
- Novel
- Book.release_date
- 1876 (serial); 1877 (book)
- Book.media_type
- Print (serial, hardback & paperback)
- Book.pages
- 480 (paperback)
- Book.preceded_by
- The Bright Side of Life
- Book.followed_by
- The Masterpiece
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Wikidata facts
- Read free · Project Gutenberg
- #8558
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Émile Zola
- Country of origin
- France
- Series
- Les Rougon-Macquart
- Followed by
- Une Page d'amour
- Follows
- Son Excellence Eugène Rougon
- Main subject
- naturalism
- Movement
- naturalism
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Image
- Lassommoir.jpg
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- title
- L'Assommoir
- publication date
- 1876-00-00
- Commons category
- L'Assommoir
- language of work or name
- French
- Wikisource index page URL
- fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Zola_-_L%27Assommoir.djvu
- copyright status
- public domain
- place of publication
- France
- form of creative work
- novel
- work available at URL
- www.projekt-gutenberg.org/zola/totschl1/totschl1.html
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot summary
- Themes and criticism
- English translations
- Expurgated
- Unexpurgated
- Adaptations
- References
- External links
'''''' , 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==
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