{"product_id":"9780140449549-the-drinking-den","title":"The Drinking Den","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbandoned 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eL'assommoir\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Dram Shop\u003c\/i\u003e), Emile Zola's \u003ci\u003eThe Drinking Den \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbandoned 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 of a figure from her past, Gervaise's plans begin to unravel tragically. \u003ci\u003eThe Drinking Den \u003c\/i\u003ecaused a sensation when it was first published, with its gritty depiction of the poverty and squalor, slums and drinking houses of the Parisian underclass. The seventh novel in Zola's great Rougon-Macquart cycle, it was the work that made his reputation. And, in his moving portrayal of Gervaise's struggle for happiness, Zola created one of the most sympathetic heroines in nineteenth-century literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Buss's translation renders Zola's street \u003ci\u003eargot\u003c\/i\u003e into clear, contemporary English. This edition also includes an introduction discussing Zola's Naturalistic method, with maps of Paris, Zola's preface responding to his critics, notes, a chronology and further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. His principal work, \u003ci\u003eLes Rougon-Macquart\u003c\/i\u003e, is a panorama of mid-19th century French life, in a cycle of 20 novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years, including \u003ci\u003eAu Bonheur des Dames\u003c\/i\u003e (1883), \u003ci\u003eThe Beast Within\u003c\/i\u003e (1890), \u003ci\u003eNana\u003c\/i\u003e (1880), and \u003ci\u003eThe Drinking Den \u003c\/i\u003e(1877).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Drinking Den\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Zola's \u003ci\u003eThe Beast Within\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39557443780705,"sku":"9780140449549","price":11.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32414465.jpg?v=1737274725","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140449549-the-drinking-den","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}