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Misérables by Victor Hugo (1982, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Les Miserables (Penguin Classics). Hugo, Victor. Publisher: Penguin Classics Apr 29 1982. A copy that has been read but remains intact. Internal SKU: X00A-02758.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140444300
ISBN-139780140444308
eBay Product ID (ePID)38837
Product Key Features
Book TitleMisérables
Number of Pages1232 Pages
LanguageSwedish
Publication Year1982
TopicClassics, Literary, Historical
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorVictor Hugo
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2.1 in
Item Weight29.1 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-143753
Reviews"Hugo's genius was for the creation of simple and recognizable myth. The huge success of Les Misérables as a didactic work on behalf of the poor and oppressed is due to his poetic and myth-enlarged view of human nature." --V. S. Pritchett "It was Tolstoy who vindicated [Hugo's] early ambition by judging Les Misérables one of the world's great novels, if not the greatest... [His] ability to present the extremes of experience 'as they are' is, in the end, Hugo's great gift." --From the Introduction by Peter Washington
TitleLeadingLes
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisNow a major musical film from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and also featuring Amanda Seyfreid, Helena Bonham-Carter and Sacha Baron-Cohen, Victor Hugo's Les Miserables is one of the great works of western literature.Now in a new translation from the French by Christine Donougher, Les Miserables is at once a thrilling narrative - part comedy, mystery, romance and tragedy - and a social document of France's turbulent revolutionary history.Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat- by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe). It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine (Anne Hathaway), driven to prostitution by poverty. Victor Hugo (1802-85) wrote volumes of criticism, Romantic costume dramas, satirical verse and political journalism but is best remembered for his novels, especially Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), also known as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Miserables (1862) which was adapted into one of the most successful musicals of all time. 'All human life is here' Cameron Mackintosh, producer of the musical Les Miserables 'One of the half-dozen greatest novels of the world' Upton Sinclair'A great writer - inventive, witty, sly, innovatory' A. S. Byatt, author of Possession, "He was no longer Jean Valjean, but No. 24601" Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty. A compelling and compassionate view of the victims of early nineteenth-century French society , Les Mis rables is a novel on an epic scale, moving inexorably from the eve of the battle of Waterloo to the July Revolution of 1830. Norman Denny's introduction to his lively English translation discusses Hugo's political and artistic aims in writing Les Mis rables . For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberPQ2286
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- 29 Aug, 2018
disappointing
bought to replace a much loved copy lost in a house move, and having hunted for the right version was delighted to find this, but despite the illustration of the front cover above, a different edition was delivered ...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Oct, 2023
It's probably just my eyes
I just can't follow the story! Print is also too small for me to read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
