L'Assommoir (CD) (ISBN-13: 9781982653835)

Brutal, gripping and heart wrenching, L'Assommoir (also known as The Drinking Den) chronicles the tragic downward spiral of Gervaise Macquart, a good-natured and hardworking laundress who slides into alcoholism and despair. After her lover abandons her and their two children, Gervaise marries a tin worker, Coupeau, who helps her rebuild her life. She starts her own business and the two have a daughter, Anna (the protagonist of Zola's later novel, Nana). But their happiness is short-lived as a freak accident leaves Coupeau seriously injured, beginning the family's fall into alcohol, desperation and violence. Disturbingly realistic, L'Assommoir is a vivid portrayal of life in late 19th-century Paris.

Author: Emile Zola
ISBN-10: 1982653833
ISBN-13: 9781982653835
Publisher: Naxos
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2019
Format: CD
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 5.70h x 6.20w x 1.80d