Project Gutenberg 2013-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 201 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Warén, Paavo Waren, Paavo L'Assommoir. Finnish Ansa Yhteiskunnallinen kuvaus Pariisin työväen elämästä toisen keisarikunnan aikana Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Ansa" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story serves as a vivid portrayal of the working-class life in Paris during the Second Empire, focusing particularly on the hardships faced by families. The main character, Gervaise, navigates her struggles with her partner Lantier while trying to raise their two children amidst the challenges of poverty and societal decay. The opening of "Ansa" introduces Gervaise waiting anxiously for her partner, Lantier, who has been absent for several nights. Her restlessness and despair are palpable as she reflects on their deteriorating living conditions and Lantier's neglect. As she anxiously watches the bustling street below, she is confronted with the harsh realities of their environment and the burden of two children. Her hopes for a stable future weaken when she learns Lantier's true whereabouts, leading to a tumultuous emotional exchange between the couple, which sets the stage for the unfolding drama centered on their family life and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction Working class women -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into Finnish PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1172116 2025-10-17T13:25:32.072883 text/html 1171927 1171866 2024-10-18T09:47:04.101565 2023-09-19T05:39:02.254923 text/html text/html 503823 2025-10-17T13:25:42.515835 application/epub+zip 522547 2025-10-17T13:25:34.289842 application/epub+zip 522547 2025-10-17T13:25:33.032932 application/epub+zip 832498 2025-10-17T13:25:49.334772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788176 2025-10-17T13:25:41.735890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795920 2022-09-19T20:13:23.620220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1115754 2025-10-17T13:25:31.433927 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1096126 2024-10-23T18:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18203 2025-10-17T13:25:49.823904 application/rdf+xml 9023 2025-10-17T13:25:33.529895 image/jpeg 2661 2025-10-17T13:25:33.281858 image/jpeg 496110 2025-10-17T13:25:32.168939 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia