The Drinking Den by Emile Zola

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Penguin Books , pp. xxxiii + 440, Maps . Papeback. New.

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Penguin Classics, 2004. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 480 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. 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 marriage proposal of Monsieur Coupeau, it seems as though she is on path to a decent, respectable life at last.

UK: Penguin Classics, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 12.9 x 2.2 x 20.3 cm. Previously published as L'assommoir (The Dram Shop), Emile Zola's The Drinking Den is an unflinching study of a desperate young woman struggling against the ravages of vice. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the French with an introduction by Robin Buss. 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 great Rougon-Macquart cycle, it was the work that… Read More

Penguin Classics, 29/04/2004 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 3.2975 in x 19.7850 in x 12.9901 in.