Les Misérables Contributor(s): Hugo, Victor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449300021 ISBN-13: 9780449300022 Publisher: Fawcett Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 1982 Annotation: Few novels ever swept the world with such overpowering impact as LES MISERABLES. Within twenty-four hours of its publication in 1862, the first Paris edition was sold out. In other great cities throughout 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 MISERABLES is not only a superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean Valjean struggles 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. One of the greatest works in Western literature, LES MISERABLES is an exhilarating and deeply profound reading experience. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 900 GN (Graphic Novel) |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 4.16" W x 6.86" L (0.45 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
Features: Abridged, Ikids, Illustrated, Movie/TV Tie-In, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Few novels ever swept across the world with such overpowering impact as Les Mis rables. 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 Mis rables 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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