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L'Assommoir
The Dram-Shop; or, The Drunkard
(1877)
The seventh novel in Zola's twenty volume Rougon-Macquart series, translated by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (1853-1922).
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L'Assommoir
I hear this novel by Emile Zola belongs in the collection Les Rougon-Macquart. Do the twenty novels have to be read in any specific order, or could I just dive straight into L'Assommoir? Also, how have you guys found the novel, worth reading?
Posted By Adagio at Sat 7 Feb 2009, 5:21 PM in L'Assommoir || 6 Replies