The Assommoir

Émile Zola; Brian Nelson; Robert Lethbridge (Editor)

'in this life, even if you don't ask for much you still end up with bugger all!'In a run-down quarter of Paris, Gervaise Macquart struggles to earn a living and support her family. She earns a pittance washing other people's dirty clothes in the local washhouse, and dreams of having her own laundry. But...