The novel follows Gervaise Macquart, a young washerwoman who arrives in Paris with high hopes but very little else. After being abandoned by her lover, she works tirelessly to open her own laundry—a rare success story in the slums of the Goutte d'Or. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. L'Assommoir (The Drinking Den, or Dram Shop) [eBook]

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Published in 1877 as part of the epic Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (translated into Russian as Западня or "The Trap") remains a landmark of Naturalist literature. The Story: A Dream Turned Trap