THE ASSOMMOIR IS A ROMAN PUBLISHED IN 1877, IT IS A WORK TOTALLY DEDICATED TO THE WORLD WORKER AND, ACCORDING TO ZOLA, "THE FIRST ROMAN ON THE PEOPLE, WHICH DOES NOT TELL AND WHICH HAS THE ODOR OF THE PEOPLE". THE WRITER RETURNS THE LANGUAGE AND MILLS OF WORKERS, WHILE DESCRIBING THE RAVAGES CAUSED BY MISERY AND ALCOHOLISM. TO HIS RELEASE, THE WORKS SUSCITE POLEMICALLY VIVES AS IT IS JUDGED TOO MUCH. BUT IT IS THIS REALISM THAT, HOWEVER, CAUSES ITS SUCCESS, THUS ENSURING THE CELEBRITY AND FORTUNE OF THE AUTHOR.