L'Assommoir
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L'Assommoir
by Émile Zola
Open Library OL34769753W
L'Assommoir [lasɔmwaʁ], published as a serial, and in book form, 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.
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