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Les Misérables

By Hugo, Victor|Rose, Julie|Gopnik, Adam
Les Misérables

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Pulsing with energy, the first major unabridged translation" Les Misrables" in 30 years brings remarkable clarity and depth to Victor Hugo's popular masterpiece. Sweeping readers from the French provinces to the back alleys of Paris, Julie Rose's brilliant new rendition brings fresh vivacity to Hugo's sublime classic.
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Authors: Hugo, Victor|Rose, Julie|Gopnik, Adam
Copyright: 2008
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9780679643333
ISBN10: 0679643338
Page Count: 1376
Dimensions: 6.5x2.7x9.4
Publisher: Modern Library

Strand Notes

Alomst every reader in the world knows of Victor Hugo's masterpiece "Les Miserables." A popular musical and several film adaptations help to keep the magnificent work in the public eye. Now, acclaimed translator Julie Rose presents a full, unabridged rendition in a stunning new volume. Experience once again the story of Jean Valjean, sent to prison for trying to feed his family, who flees his chains only to be relentlessly pursued by police detective Javert. This is also the story of Cosette, Valjean's unsolicited charge, and her love for the activist Marius. This is one of the greatest stories of all time remastered for a new generation's reading enjoyment.

Description

In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo's tour de force, Les Mis rables, is revealed in its full unabridged glory. A favorite of readers for nearly 150 years, and the basis for one of the most beloved stage musicals ever, this stirring tale of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption pulses with life and energy. Hugo sweeps readers from the French provinces to the back alleys of Paris, and from the battlefield of Waterloo to the bloody ramparts of Paris during the uprising of 1832.

First published in 1862, this sprawling novel is an extravagant historical epic that is teeming with harrowing adventures and unforgettable characters. In the protagonist, Jean Valjean, a quintessential prisoner of conscience who languished for years in prison for stealing bread to feed his starving family, Les Mis rables depicts one of the grand themes in literature-that of the hunted man. Woven into the narrative are the prevalent social issues of Hugo's day: injustice, authoritarian rule, social inequality, civic unrest. And this new translation brings astonishing vivacity and depth to Hugo's immortal dramatis personae-the relentless police detective Javert, the saintly bishop Myriel, the tragic prostitute Fantine and her innocent daughter, Cosette, the dashing lover Marius, and many others whom Jean Valjean encounters on his path to sublime sacrifice.

Featuring an Introduction by the award-winning journalist and author Adam Gopnik, this Modern Library edition is an outstanding, authoritative translation of a masterpiece, a literary high-wire act that continues to astonish, stimulate, enlighten, and entertain readers around the world.

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