In this novel, the shopkeeper Maigrat agrees to give up groceries and money in exchange for the softtouches of a woman, and Zacherie carries on an affair with one of the daughters of his family's next-doorneighbors, Philomene Levaque. On the protagonist's first day of work, he is inspected by Dansaert andMonsieur Negrel. That protagonist, who was first introduced in the novel L'Assommoir, later discussessocialism with Souvarine. This novel opens with a man with lung problems, Vincent Maheu, meeting theeventual lover of 
In this novel, the shopkeeper Maigrat agrees to give up groceries and money in exchange for the softtouches of a woman, and Zacherie carries on an affair with one of the daughters of his family's next-doorneighbors, Philomene Levaque. On the protagonist's first day of work, he is inspected by Dansaert andMonsieur Negrel. That protagonist, who was first introduced in the novel L'Assommoir, later discussessocialism with Souvarine. This novel opens with a man with lung problems, Vincent Maheu, meeting theeventual lover of his daughter Catherine. For 10 points, name this novel in which a coal miners' strike is ledby Etienne Lantier, a work by Emile Zola.
In this novel, the shopkeeper Maigrat agrees to give up groceries and money in exchange for the softtouches of a woman, and Zacherie carries on an affair with one of the daughters of his family's next-doorneighbors, Philomene Levaque.
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