The Drinking Den By Émile Zola, Robin Buss (Translator)

The Drinking Den By Émile Zola, Robin Buss (Translator)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

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and of the whole house there is no longer the slightest remnant in existence

a leader of the ruling Communist Party

all our plans fall apart

translated and published in English in 2017

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Outmoded or arcane terminology and examples are faithfully refreshed to preclude any stumbling blocks to a new generation of readers