Les miserables / Victor Hugo ; an unabridged translation by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee, based on the classic C. E. Wilbour translation with an introduction by Lee Fahnestock and a new afterword by Chris Bohjalian.

By:

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 [author. ]

Contributor(s):

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

978 0451419439

Subject(s):

French literature

DDC classification:

843.7 .H895f 1987

Summary: "Les Miserables one of the famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean - the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread -Les Miserables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In int, 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 Thenardier, and the universal desire to escape the prison of the minds. Les Miserables gave Victor Hugo a canvass upon which he potrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial system, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope--an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses eves as it touches the heart. Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation Inlcudes an Introduction by Lee Fahnestock and an Afterword by Chris Bohjalian." --Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print Materials	Main Library General Circulation	843.7 .H895f 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0119347

"Basis of the Magnificent theater musical with a new afterword by Chris Bohjalian" --Cover

Replacement for The life and times of Victor Hugo / Giardini, Cesare with accession no. 0034677.

"Les Miserables one of the famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean - the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread -Les Miserables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In int, 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 Thenardier, and the universal desire to escape the prison of the minds.

Les Miserables gave Victor Hugo a canvass upon which he potrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial system, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope--an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses eves as it touches the heart.

Translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman Macafee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation

Inlcudes an Introduction by Lee Fahnestock
and an Afterword by Chris Bohjalian." --Provided by publisher.

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