L'Assommoir

L'Assommoir

Cover of 1877 Charpentier edition of L'Assommoir
Author	Émile Zola
Country	France
Language	French
Series	Les Rougon-Macquart
Genre	Novel
Publication date	1876 (serial); 1877 (book)
Media type	Print (serial, hardback & paperback)
Preceded by	La joie de vivre
Followed by	L'Œuvre

L'Assommoir [lasɔmwaʁ], published as a serial in 1876, and in book form in 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel — a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris — was a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola's fame and reputation throughout France and the world.