L'Assommoir
Émile Zola
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Émile François Zola (French pronunciation: [emil zɔˈla]) (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was an influential French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism. More than half of Zola’s novels were part of a set of twenty novels about a family under the Second Empire collectively known as Les Rougon-Macquart.
L’Assommoir (1877) is the seventh novel in the series. Usually considered one of Zola’s masterpieces, the novel—a harsh and uncompromising study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris—was a huge commercial success and established Zola’s fame and reputation throughout France and the world. (Summary edited from Wikipedia) (16 hr 45 min)
Chapters
| 00 - Author's preface and introduction | 25:21 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 01 - Chapter I, part one | 17:19 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 02 - Chapter I, part two | 16:54 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 03 - Chapter I, part three | 16:53 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 04 - Chapter I, part four | 17:46 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 05 - Chapter II, part one | 15:19 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 06 - Chapter II, part two | 15:37 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 07 - Chapter II, part three | 14:36 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 08 - Chapter II, part four | 16:28 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 09 - Chapter III, part one | 16:56 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 10 - Chapter III, part two | 15:42 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 11 - Chapter III, part three | 15:49 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 12 - Chapter III, part four | 16:20 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 13 - Chapter III, part five | 17:01 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 14 - Chapter IV, part one | 13:52 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 15 - Chapter IV, part two | 14:51 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 16 - Chapter IV, part three | 13:52 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 17 - Chapter IV, part four | 14:17 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 18 - Chapter IV, part five | 15:05 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 19 - Chapter V, part one | 16:31 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 20 - Chapter V, part two | 16:41 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 21 - Chapter V, part three | 16:42 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 22 - Chapter V, part four | 16:46 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 23 - Chapter V, part five | 16:06 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 24 - Chapter VI, part one | 13:20 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 25 - Chapter VI, part two | 13:51 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 26 - Chapter VI, part three | 13:46 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 27 - Chapter VI, part four | 12:46 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 28 - Chapter VI, part five | 13:11 | Read by Anna Simon |
| 29 - Chapter VII, part one | 17:39 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 30 - Chapter VII, part two | 16:45 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 31 - Chapter VII, part three | 17:17 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 32 - Chapter VII, part four | 15:52 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 33 - Chapter VII, part five | 18:25 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 34 - Chapter VIII, part one | 16:40 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 35 - Chapter VIII, part two | 16:34 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 36 - Chapter VIII, part three | 18:01 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 37 - Chapter VIII, part four | 16:43 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 38 - Chapter VIII, part five | 18:13 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 39 - Chapter IX, part one | 18:04 | Read by Alan Brown |
| 40 - Chapter IX, part two | 15:46 | Read by Alex Foster |
| 41 - Chapter IX, part three | 16:02 | Read by Alex Foster |
| 42 - Chapter IX, part four | 14:56 | Read by Alex Foster |
| 43 - Chapter IX, part five | 15:39 | Read by Alex Foster |
| 44 - Chapter X, part one | 17:28 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 45 - Chapter X, part two | 17:16 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 46 - Chapter X, part three | 15:04 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 47 - Chapter X, part four | 17:23 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 48 - Chapter X, part five | 18:54 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 49 - Chapter XI, part one | 17:00 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 50 - Chapter XI, part two | 16:58 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 51 - Chapter XI, part three | 16:04 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 52 - Chapter XI, part four | 17:29 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 53 - Chapter XI, part five | 17:40 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 54 - Chapter XII, part one | 16:00 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 55 - Chapter XII, part two | 16:21 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 56 - Chapter XII, part three | 16:02 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 57 - Chapter XII, part four | 18:09 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 58 - Chapter XII, part five | 16:29 | Read by Martin Geeson |
| 59 - Chapter XIII, part one | 18:37 | Read by David Lazarus |
| 60 - Chapter XIII, part two | 20:14 | Read by David Lazarus |
Reviews
sad but gripping
Tom Williams
Well read by several readers. all excellent! I wish the whole 20 volumes were available. Dr Pascal and Son of father Mouret would be nice. The kill course be skipped .....
Joan
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent study of the effects of destitution and abuse on the human psyche. Some parts are painful to listen to. But that is the effect Zola meant to provide. Excellent readers too.
A LibriVox Listener
All fantastic readers who make this book just perfect. Zola at his best and Librivox at their best. Thank you to all the readers for a marvelous job resulting in a wonderful version.
Amazing
Lucy_k_p
A masterpiece, epic in scope, completely gripping. I now intend to read all 20 novels in Les Rougon-Macquart. All of the chapters were well read.
Great listening
Pat
Very well read by all. Sticking with such a gruesome story takes grit.
Unreal. I'll have to read Nama at least. Heart wrenching scenes
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