L'Assommoir
Émile Zola
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
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)
Chapitres
| 00 - Author's preface and introduction | 25:21 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 01 - Chapter I, part one | 17:19 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 02 - Chapter I, part two | 16:54 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 03 - Chapter I, part three | 16:53 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 04 - Chapter I, part four | 17:46 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 05 - Chapter II, part one | 15:19 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 06 - Chapter II, part two | 15:37 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 07 - Chapter II, part three | 14:36 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 08 - Chapter II, part four | 16:28 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 09 - Chapter III, part one | 16:56 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 10 - Chapter III, part two | 15:42 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 11 - Chapter III, part three | 15:49 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 12 - Chapter III, part four | 16:20 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 13 - Chapter III, part five | 17:01 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 14 - Chapter IV, part one | 13:52 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 15 - Chapter IV, part two | 14:51 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 16 - Chapter IV, part three | 13:52 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 17 - Chapter IV, part four | 14:17 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 18 - Chapter IV, part five | 15:05 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 19 - Chapter V, part one | 16:31 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 20 - Chapter V, part two | 16:41 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 21 - Chapter V, part three | 16:42 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 22 - Chapter V, part four | 16:46 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 23 - Chapter V, part five | 16:06 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 24 - Chapter VI, part one | 13:20 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 25 - Chapter VI, part two | 13:51 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 26 - Chapter VI, part three | 13:46 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 27 - Chapter VI, part four | 12:46 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 28 - Chapter VI, part five | 13:11 | Lu par Anna Simon |
| 29 - Chapter VII, part one | 17:39 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 30 - Chapter VII, part two | 16:45 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 31 - Chapter VII, part three | 17:17 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 32 - Chapter VII, part four | 15:52 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 33 - Chapter VII, part five | 18:25 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 34 - Chapter VIII, part one | 16:40 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 35 - Chapter VIII, part two | 16:34 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 36 - Chapter VIII, part three | 18:01 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 37 - Chapter VIII, part four | 16:43 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 38 - Chapter VIII, part five | 18:13 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 39 - Chapter IX, part one | 18:04 | Lu par Alan Brown |
| 40 - Chapter IX, part two | 15:46 | Lu par Alex Foster |
| 41 - Chapter IX, part three | 16:02 | Lu par Alex Foster |
| 42 - Chapter IX, part four | 14:56 | Lu par Alex Foster |
| 43 - Chapter IX, part five | 15:39 | Lu par Alex Foster |
| 44 - Chapter X, part one | 17:28 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 45 - Chapter X, part two | 17:16 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 46 - Chapter X, part three | 15:04 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 47 - Chapter X, part four | 17:23 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 48 - Chapter X, part five | 18:54 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 49 - Chapter XI, part one | 17:00 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 50 - Chapter XI, part two | 16:58 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 51 - Chapter XI, part three | 16:04 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 52 - Chapter XI, part four | 17:29 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 53 - Chapter XI, part five | 17:40 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 54 - Chapter XII, part one | 16:00 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 55 - Chapter XII, part two | 16:21 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 56 - Chapter XII, part three | 16:02 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 57 - Chapter XII, part four | 18:09 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 58 - Chapter XII, part five | 16:29 | Lu par Martin Geeson |
| 59 - Chapter XIII, part one | 18:37 | Lu par David Lazarus |
| 60 - Chapter XIII, part two | 20:14 | Lu par David Lazarus |
Critiques
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
A LibriVox Listener
Well read by all thank you!
Eliza J