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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Paperback, 1982)
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Now 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 PossessionProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140444308
eBay Product ID (ePID)87890680
Product Key Features
Book TitleLes Miserables
AuthorVictor Hugo
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year1982
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages1232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorVictor Hugo
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 11 Sep, 2019
Essential reading
Les Miserables is much more than a musical or a TV drama it proposes a philosophy for life as well as giving some valuable insights into French history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Apr, 2019
Serious classic reading.
My son is reading it and finds it on of the best put together novels that he has read and he has read a lot of books!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2021
Legendary book
Brick think, but defo worth to read. Legendary book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Mar, 2021
Book review
Good as book can be!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jun, 2024
Very pleased with my purchase - many thanks indeed
Very pleased with my purchase - many thanks indeedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Oct, 2016
based on fact ,but long winded
Before reading, I was aware that the musical and film could never portray the full story, Therefore reading the book filled in the gaps. As a fan of Napoleon I thought that the barricades related to the period leading up to his reign ... but not so and the misery resulted in the civil unrest 15 years after the battle of Waterloo.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 May, 2024
Quite worn but thank you
Quite worn but thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
