
The Gin Palace
(The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir)
(The seventh book in the Rougon-Macquart series)(1877)
A novel by
Émile Zola
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. The Drinking Den caused a sensation when it was first published, with its gritty depiction of the poverty and squalor, slums and drinking houses of the Parisian underclass. The seventh novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle, it was the work that made his reputation. And, in his moving portrayal of Gervaise's struggle for happiness, Zola created one of the most sympathetic heroines in nineteenth-century literature.Robin Buss's translation renders Zola's street argot into clear, contemporary English. This edition also contains an introduction discussing Zola's naturalistic method, with maps of Paris, Zola's preface responding to his critics, notes, chronology and further reading.
Part of the "Les Rougon-Macquart" series about two branches of a French family traced through several generations. The behaviour of the two families is shown to be conditioned by environment and inherited characteristics, chiefly drunkenness and mental instability.
Part of the "Les Rougon-Macquart" series about two branches of a French family traced through several generations. The behaviour of the two families is shown to be conditioned by environment and inherited characteristics, chiefly drunkenness and mental instability.
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Hardback Editions
December 2005 : Hardback
| Title: L'assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 1-4219-3040-4 / 978-1-4219-3040-4 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2003 : Hardback
| Title: L'Assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 1-4043-7560-0 / 978-1-4043-7560-4 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Dram Shop Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 9997521145 / 9789997521149 Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2006 : Paperback
| Title: L'assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 1-4219-8911-5 / 978-1-4219-8911-2 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2004 : Paperback
| Title: L'assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 1-4142-2046-4 / 978-1-4142-2046-8 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Drinking Den (Penguin Classics) Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 0-14-044954-X / 978-0-14-044954-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2003 : Paperback
| Title: L'Assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 1-4043-7561-9 / 978-1-4043-7561-1 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1970 : Paperback
| Title: L Assommoir, L' (Classics) Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 0-14-044231-6 / 978-0-14-044231-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1969 : Paperback
| Title: Assommoir Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 0-245-59712-3 / 978-0-245-59712-1 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
September 1999 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Gin Palace Author(s): Emile Zola ISBN: 0-7861-1636-6 / 978-0-7861-1636-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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