Les Miserables (Signet Classics)

Les Miserables (Signet Classics)
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The only completelyÂ unabridged paperback edition of Victor Hugoâ‚¬s masterpieceâ‚¬"a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion.

Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjeanâ‚¬"the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of breadâ‚¬"Les MisÂ©rables 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 ThÂ©nardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les MisÂ©rables 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 scopeâ‚¬"an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart.
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Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation
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Inlcudes an Introduction by Lee Fahnestock
and an Afterword byÂ Chris Bohjalian
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 045141943X
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2013-10-01
UnitCount 1
Format Unabridged
EANs 9780451419439

Country	USA
Brand	Signet
Manufacturer	Signet
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	045141943X
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2013-10-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Unabridged
EANs	9780451419439

Les Miserables (Signet Classics)

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