num_pages: 544
description: Victor Hugo Les MisErablesTranslated by Charles E. WilbourAbridged, edited and with an introduction by Paul BenichouPublished simultaneously in nine languages in 1862, "Les MiseRables" is a vast tapestry set against the chaos of post-Napoleonic France. A cast of hundreds is woven into the epic story of the ex-convict Jean Valjean and his valiant struggle to redeem himself. A potent social document of the poverty, ignorance, and brutality of man, "Les MiseRables" is also a rousing adventure and a passionate parable of love. Here, Victor Hugo displays his skills as a dramatist and poet, and shows his deeply felt compassion for all mankind.Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of "Les MiseRables" contains the original introduction by Hugo scholar and Harvard professor Paul Benichou, as well as his accomplished abridgment.
language: English
title: Les Misérables
titlecomplete: Les Misérables
characters: Éponine, Azelma, Marius Pontmercy, M. & Mme. Thénardier, Fantine, Grantaire, Toussaint, Bishop Myriel, Bahorel, Felix Tholomyès, Champmathieu, Enjolras, Fauchelevent, Combeferre, Jean Valjean, Javert, Cosette, Gavroche, Mademoiselle Gillenorman, Bossuet
genres: Classics, France, Historical, Novels, Classic Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 780449
places: Digne, Montreuil, France, Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Fiction (Christine Donougher)
publisher: Simon & Schuster