Emile Zola (1840-1902) was one of France's greatest novelists of
the nineteenth century, being most famous as a writer for Nana (the
story of a courtesan), and in the political world for his role in
exposing the frame-up of Captain Dreyfus. However, he had limited
success as a dramatist until he partnered with William Busnach, an
Algerian Jew. This adaptation of the Zola novel of the same name is
a powerful expose of life among the working poor, and the ravaging
effects of alcholism on average, decent folk. If fact, what's most
striking in this play is how human the workers are, certainly not
the "animals" described by opponents of Zola's works. The
destruction of a family is portrayed with clinical realism, but
also with sympathy and understanding, as each of the characters
gradually emerges as a sympathetic (or at least understandable)
person in his or her own right. First-rate drama by a master writer
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