Les Miserables (Paperback)

Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean--the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread--"Les Miserables" ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it, Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them to the barricades during the uprising of 1832 with a breathtaking realism that is unsurpassed in modern prose. Within his dramatic story are themes that capture the intellect and the emotions: crime and punishment, the relentless persecution of Valjean by Inspector Javert, the desperation of the prostitute Fantine, the amorality of the rogue Thenardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. "Les Miserables "gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope--an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart.
This Signet Classics edition is the ONLY completely unabridged paperback edition available today.
Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation
With an Introduction by Lee Fahnestock
and a New Afterword

General

Imprint:	Signet Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Victor Hugo
Translators:	Lee Fahnestock • Norman MacAfee
Introduction by:	Lee Fahnestock
Afterword by:	Chris Bohjalian
Dimensions:	175 x 106 x 54mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Mass market
Pages:	1476
ISBN-13:	978-0-451-41943-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-451-41943-X
Barcode:	9780451419439

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