L'Assommoir

Name: L'Assommoir
Author: Émile Zola

by Émile Zola

Novel exploring working-class desperation, alcoholism, and moral decay in Paris

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Émile Zola

French novelist and leading figure of naturalism who applied scientific principles to fiction in his monumental Rougon-Macquart cycle. His unflinching portrayal of poverty, sexuality, and social determinism scandalized and transformed French literature.

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