{"product_id":"les-mis-rables-paperback","title":"Les Mis rables - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew novels ever swept across the world with such overpowering impact as \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables. \u003c\/i\u003eWithin 24 hours, the first Paris edition was sold out. In other great cities of the world it was devoured with equal relish.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today's most popular world classics: \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as other works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e. Hugo was elected to the Académie Française in 1841. As a statesman, he was named a Peer of France in 1845. He served in France's National Assemblies in the Second Republic formed after the 1848 revolution, and in 1851 went into self-imposed exile upon the ascendance of Napoleon III, who restored France's government to authoritarian rule. Hugo returned to France in 1870 after the proclamation of the Third Republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulie Rose\u003c\/b\u003e's acclaimed translations include Alexandre Dumas's \u003ci\u003eThe Knight of Maison-Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e and Racine's \u003ci\u003ePhèdre\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as works by Paul Virilio, Jacques Rancière, Chantal Thomas, and many others. She is a recipient of the PEN medallion for translation and the New South Wales Premier's Translation Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Children's Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of the Library of America anthology \u003ci\u003eAmericans in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes on various subjects for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and has written introductions to works by Maupassant, Balzac, Proust, and Alain-Fournier.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Les Miserables (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687430623295,"sku":"9780449911679","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/41238d415a82f35df55e54636ec70e7d.webp?v=1764978574","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/les-mis-rables-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}