Les Miserables
Les Misérables: A Six-Part Miniseries on Masterpiece on PBS - The unabridged paperback edition of Victor Hugo's masterpiece is a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion. Follow the journey of Jean Valjean, a noble peasant imprisoned for stealing bread, as he navigates the Parisian underworld and confronts the forces of good and evil during the 1832 uprising. This epic novel captures the complexities of crime and punishment, relentless persecution, and the desire for freedom. Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, this edition includes an introduction by Lee Fahnestock and an afterword by Chris Bohjalian.
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Now a Six-Part Miniseries on Masterpiece on PBS
The only completely unabridged paperback edition of Victor Hugo's masterpiece � a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion.
Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean � the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Les Misérables 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 Thénardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables 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.
Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation.
Includes an Introduction by Lee Fahnestock and an Afterword by Chris Bohjalian.
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Brand: Signet Classics
Publisher Date: 10/01/2013
Author: Victor Hugo
UPC: 9780451419439
Pages: 1488
