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Los Miserables
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Los Miserables Hardcover - 2013

by Victor Hugo; Andres Ruiz Merino (Translator)

About this book

Considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century, Les Miserables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo. The story follows the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean from 1815 through the 1832 Rebellion in Paris. Les Miserables' beloved story of redemption encourages compassion and hope in the face of adversity and injustice.   

The epic novel is divided in five volumes, each of which is divided into several books and subdivided into chapters, totaling 48 books and 365 chapters. Les Miserables, as a whole, is one the longest novels ever written with about 1,500 pages in unabridged English editions and 1,900 pages in French. Les Misérables is known to many through its numerous stage and screen adaptations, such as the stage musical of the same name, sometimes abbreviated "Les Mis".

From the publisher

Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who was locked up for twenty years for stealing a piece of bread, becomes an exemplary man who fights against misery and injustice and who pledges his life to take care of the daughter of a woman who has had to prostitute herself to save her daughter. Thus, Jean Valjean is forced to change names several times, is arrested, escapes and reappears. At the same time, he must elude Commissioner Javert, an inflexible policeman who pursues him convinced that he has pending accounts with the justice system. The confrontation between the two takes place during the revolts of 1832 in Paris, where, at the barricades, a group of idealistic young people stand up to the army in defense of freedom. And, among all this, are stories of love, sacrifice, redemption, and friendship, Because progress, the law, the soul, God, the French Revolution, prison, the social contract, crime, the sewers of Paris, love affairs, mistreatment, poverty, justice... everything has a place in Vctor Hugo's most extensive and famous work.

First Edition Identification

Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Co. first published Les Miserables in Brussels in 1862. The Paris edition was published a few days later.

Details

  • Title Los Miserables
  • Author Victor Hugo; Andres Ruiz Merino (Translator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 1216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language SPA
  • Publisher Edhasa
  • Date 2013
  • ISBN 9788435010825 / 8435010821

About the author

Vctor Hugo started his literary career in 1822 with his first poetic work: Odes and various poems. From very early on he also had an active presence on the French political scene. Writer, poet and playwright, Vctor Hugo is one of the great authors of all time and a clear example of the romantic style of the 19th century. In addition to Les Miserables, his magnum opus, among his narrative are Our Lady of Paris, Autumn Leaves and The King is Having Fun. Notable are also his historical works, such as Cromwell, and some of his plays among which Hernani stands out.

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