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Les Miserables (Paperback)
Victor Hugo; Translated by Lee Fahnestock, Norman MacAfee; Introduction by Lee Fahnestock; Afterword by Chris Bohjalian
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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
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