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The Drinking Den

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Description for The Drinking Den Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140449549
SKU
V9780140449549
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About Emile Zola
Emile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. His principal work, Les Rougon-Macquart, is a panorama of mid-19th century French life, in a cycle of 20 novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years. Robin Buss is a translator and journalist. He has translated a number of works for Penguin Classics, including ... Read more

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