Les Misérables (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) book cover by Victor Hugo
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Les Misérables (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

Adult • Romance • Religion & Spirituality • Christian Books & Bibles
Ex-convict seeks a fresh start Inspector Javert pursues justice Set in post-revolutionary France Themes of love and sacrifice A wide cast of emotional characters

Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is set in post-revolutionary France and follows ex-convict Jean Valjean as he attempts to build a new life. He is relentlessly pursued by Inspector Javert, and their conflict drives much of the narrative amid a landscape marked by poverty, law, love, and sacrifice.

The novel presents a wide cast of characters and deeply emotional episodes that examine justice and redemption. This deluxe hardbound edition presents Hugo’s expansive story and its concrete settings, relationships, and moral struggles without altering the original tale.

In post-revolutionary France, ex-convict Jean Valjean seeks a new beginning while Inspector Javert relentlessly pursues him across society and conscience.
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Book details

Publisher
Fingerprint
Publication date
October 10, 2022
Print length
1376 pages
Language
English
ISBN
9354406327

Romance + Religion & Spirituality + Christian Books & Bibles

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What to Know Before Reading Les Misérables (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

The description focuses on personal moral conflict between an ex-convict and a pursuing inspector within post-revolutionary France. Much of the setup centers on social conditions such as poverty, legal authority, and familial or romantic relationships. The book emphasizes human struggles with justice, love, and sacrifice rather than supernatural elements. This may appeal more to someone interested in historical settings, moral dilemmas, and sweeping narratives about social and personal redemption.

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About the author

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romantic literary movement with his play Cromwell and drama Hernani. His works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera Rigoletto and the musicals Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris.
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