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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
New Expanded Edition to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Robert
Kennedy's 1968 Presidential Campaign. With 30 pages of new
material."He was in many ways the greatest president we never had,"
writes Norman MacAfee in a new introduction to this revised edition
of The Gospel According to RFK: Why It Matters Now . In the 81 days
of his campaign, RFK outlined what seems today a redemptive vision
for America: ending war and decreasing the gap between the races
and classes, between rich and poor, black and brown and white. And
then he was assassinated on June 5. But his words and thoughts and
speeches remain to challenge and inspire. Included in The Gospel
According to RFK are Kennedy's lengthy condemnation of war and his
extraordinary, extemporaneous eulogy for Martin Luther King.
Speeches new to this edition include"On the Mindless Menace of
Violence" and Senator Edward Kennedy's eulogy for his brother at
Saint Patrick's Cathedral. The Gospel According to RFK is filled
with ideas that can be used to make a better world. It is for
Democrats, liberals, independents, progressives and even some
Republicans to read for inspiration and guidance. As Kennedy
said,"Together we can make ourselves a nation that spends more on
books than on bombs, more on hospitals than the terrible tools of
war, more on decent houses than military aircraft."
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