The drinking den / Emile Zola ; translated and with an introduction and notes by Robin Buss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zola, Émile, 1840-1902.

Contributor:

Buss, Robin.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Penguin classics

Standardized Title:

Assommoir. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Working class--France--Paris--Fiction.

Working class.

Paris (France)--Social conditions--Fiction.

Paris (France).

Social history.

France--Paris.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 440 pages : maps ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2003.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

Abandoned by her lover and left to bring up their two children alone, Gervaise Macquart has to fight to earn an honest living. When she accepts the marriage proposal of Monsieur Coupeau, it seems as though she is on the path to a decent, respectable life at last. But with her husband's drinking and the unexpected appearance of a figure from her past, Gervaise's plans begin to unravel tragically.

Notes:

Reprinted with corrections and new title. Originally published: L'assommoir = The dram shop. Penguin Books, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (page xxxi).

Other Format:

Online version: Zola, Émile, 1840-1902. Assommoir. English. Drinking den.

ISBN:

014044954X

9780140449549

OCLC:

56097510