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Les Miserables

By: Signet

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Historical Novels (Signet)

Last Stocked on 10/7/2021

Product Info

Title
Les Miserables
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Victor Hugo
Publish Year
1987
Pages
1460
Dimensions
4.25x7x2.5"
NKG Part #
2147608875
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean - the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. In Les Miserables Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them onto the barricades during the uprising of 1832.

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 which resulted is larger than life, epic in scope - an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart.