Les Miserables (Signet Classics)
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The only completely unabridged paperback edition of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece—a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion.
Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean—the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread—Les Misérables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it, 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 Thénardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope—an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even 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
The only completely unabridged paperback edition of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece—a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion.
Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean—the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread—Les Misérables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it, 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 Thénardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope—an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even 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
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Los Miserables de Victor Hugo es una novela ambientada en la epoca de la revolucion Francesa, el autor coloca a los personajes a la par que ocurrian estos acontesimientos de la revolucion, lo cual la hace que sientas la historia aun mas real.
Trata de Jean Valjean un ex convicto que busca cambiar gracias a un padre que le da techo aun cuando nadie se lo daba. A nuestro personaje le ocurren acontesimientos que pondran a prueba sus valores.
Me parece una novela interesante y bastante enganchante. El hecho de que los capitulos duren tan poquito divide bien a la novela que hace pausas para viajar atras en el tiempo o contar un poco del contexto historico. Es de las mejores novelas que he leido
Tocare algunos temas que me llamaron la atencion.
EL PADRE
Gracias a este personaje Jean busca cambiar, le mostro que la empatia aun existe en el mundo y le hizo prometer que haria el bien. Por esto Jean se siente en deuda con el y cambia. Esta culpa permanece toda su vida.
JAVERT 1
Aqui se nos retrata a una persona la cual sigue las leyes al pie de la letra. Para el, para que el mundo sea un lugar mejor considera que hay que castigar a todo aquel que rompa las reglas. Siendo poco flexible ante a una madre que solo busca ganar dinero para su hija ya que para eso vende su cuerpo. Para el eso es inaceptable, ya que no es trabajo honesto a pesar de que ella no tener los medios para que lo logre. Si Fantina trabajara honestamente no tendria el dinero para su hija, entonces, ¿trabajar con dignidad a costa de que su hija muera de hambre?
LOS THERNADIER
Ellos son pobres como la mayoria de nuestros personajes en la historia, de bajos recursos, con la diferencia de que ellos para ganarse la vida roban, se aprovechan y engañan a otros. Entonces ¿El que sean pobres justifica todo lo que hacen?
COSETTE
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