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Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
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Description for Les Miserables
paperback. Features 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, and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. Translator(s): Donougher, Christine; Donougher, Christine. Num Pages: 1456 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 57. Weight in Grams: 846.
A brilliant modern translation by Christine Donougher of Victor Hugo's thrilling masterpiece, with an introduction by Robert Tombs. This is the best translation of the novel available in English, as recommended by David Bellos in The Novel of the Century. 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, and by the relentless investigations of ... Read more
A brilliant modern translation by Christine Donougher of Victor Hugo's thrilling masterpiece, with an introduction by Robert Tombs. This is the best translation of the novel available in English, as recommended by David Bellos in The Novel of the Century. 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, and by the relentless investigations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1456
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241248744
SKU
9780241248744
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo (Author) Victor Hugo was born in Besancon, France in 1802. In 1822 he published his first collection of poetry and in the same year, he married his childhood friend, Adele Foucher. In 1831 he published his most famous youthful novel, Notre-Dame de Paris. A royalist and conservative as a young man, Hugo later became a ... Read more
Reviews for Les Miserables
Christine Donougher's seamless and very modern translation of Les Miserables has an astonishing effect in that it reminds readers that Hugo was going further than any Dickensian lament about social conditions ... The Wretched touches the soul
Herald Scotland
A magnificent achievement. It reads easily, sometimes racily, and Hugo's narrative power is never let down ... An almost ... Read more
Herald Scotland
A magnificent achievement. It reads easily, sometimes racily, and Hugo's narrative power is never let down ... An almost ... Read more