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Les Misérables

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

By Victor Hugo
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Julie Rose

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Part of Modern Library Classics

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Jul 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780812974263

Hardcover $32.00

Jul 08, 2008 | ISBN 9780679643333

Ebook $10.99

Feb 04, 2014 | ISBN 9780812986556

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    About Les Misérables

    Translated by Julie Rose
    Introduction by Adam Gopnik
     
    In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is revealed in its full, unabridged glory. A favorite of readers for nearly 150 years, this stirring tale of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption pulses with life. Featuring such unforgettable characters as the quintessential prisoner of conscience Jean Valjean, the relentless police detective Javert, and the tragic prostitute Fantine and her innocent daughter, Cosette, Hugo’s epic novel 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. With an Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this Modern Library edition is an outstanding translation of a masterpiece that continues to astonish and entertain readers around the world.

    About Les Misérables

    In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo’s tour de force, Les Misérables, 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 Misérables 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.

    About Les Misérables

    Few novels ever swept across the world with such overpowering impact as Les Misérables. Within 24 hours, the first Paris edition was sold out. In other great cities of the world it was devoured with equal relish.

    Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, Les Misérables is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.

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    About Victor Hugo

    Victor Hugo (1802–1885), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today’s most popular world classics: Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, as well as other works, including The Toilers of the Sea and The Man Who Laughs. Hugo was… More about Victor Hugo

    About Victor Hugo

    Victor Hugo (1802–1885), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today’s most popular world classics: Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, as well as other works, including The Toilers of the Sea and The Man Who Laughs. Hugo was… More about Victor Hugo

    About Victor Hugo

    Victor Hugo (1802–1885), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today’s most popular world classics: Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, as well as other works, including The Toilers of the Sea and The Man Who Laughs. Hugo was… More about Victor Hugo

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 14, 2009 | 1376 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812974263

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Hardcover | $32.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 08, 2008 | 1376 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780679643333

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Feb 04, 2014 | 1376 Pages | ISBN 9780812986556
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    Praise

    “A new translation by Julie Rose of Hugo’s behemoth classic that is as racy and current and utterly arresting as it should be.”—The Buffalo News (editor’s choice)

    “Lively, dramatic, and wonderfully readable.”—Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Foreign Affairs

    “Splendid . . . The magnificent story [is] marvelously captured in this new unabridged translation.”—Denver Post

    “Rich and gorgeous. This is the [translation] to read. . . . If you are flying, just carry it under your arm as you board, or better still, rebook your holiday and go by train, slowly, page by page.”—Jeanette Winterson, The Times, London

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