Les Miserables Introduction by Peter Washington
Les Misérables Introduction by Peter Washington, authored by Victor Hugo, is a significant work published by National Geographic Books on March 31, 1998. This edition spans 1480 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows the life of Jean Valjean, a peasant who faces numerous trials after being unjustly imprisoned. The story intricately weaves themes of destiny and moral conflict, particularly through the character of Javert, a police detective who relentlessly pursues Valjean.
Readers will encounter a multifaceted tale that blends elements of fiction and historical context, showcasing the struggles of 19th-century French society. The book features a tense thriller aspect, highlighted by one of literature’s most notable chase scenes, while also delving into the broader implications of redemption and humanity. This edition, complete with a bookmark, offers a comprehensive exploration of Hugo’s imaginative storytelling and its enduring relevance.
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It has been said that Victor Hugo has a street named after him in virtually every town in France. A major reason for the singular celebrity of this most popular and versatile of the great French writers is Les Misérables (1862). In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean—a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert—Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.
Les Misérables is at once a tense thriller that contains one of the most compelling chase scenes in all literature, an epic portrayal of the nineteenth-century French citizenry, and a vital drama—highly particularized and poetic in its rendition but universal in its implications—of the redemption of one human being.
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