The title is variously translated into english as the drunkard, the drunk, the dram shop and the gin palace. That reality is actually how he responded to criticism of this particular book. Lassommoir was first published in 1877 and was the seventh book of the rougonmacquart series. French start of the project gutenberg ebook, lassommoir produced by carlo traverso, juliet sutherland, charles. At the centre of the novel stands gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time.
The characters came alive on the pages,the story was engrossing,so much so, that for weeks afterward it stayed in my mind. The seventh novel in the rougonmacquart cycle, lassommoir 1877 is the story of a womans struggle for happiness in workingclass paris. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Like many of the colloquialisms in the original text, the title cannot be translated exactly. Lassommoir 1877 is the seventh novel in the series. Usually considered one of zolas masterpieces, the novela study of alcoholism and poverty in the workingclass districts of pariswas a huge commercial success and helped establish zolas fame and reputation throughout france and the world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
No, you cannot object to lassommoir, he said, because it is true, it is life. The project gutenberg ebook of lassommoir, by emile zola this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The novel was designed to be a condemnation of the. This penguin classics edition is translated from the french with an introduction by robin buss. With lassommoir, as with almost all his novels, it was zolas stated aim to show life as it really was. After reading it i thought it doesnt get much better than this. Lassommoir is a stark, emotional story of one womans struggle to find happiness in workingclass paris. At the center of the story stands gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. It was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. It is one of the first such generational series and is. Im now hooked on zola,having read 3 more of his novels.
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