Los Miserables - Hugo, Victor
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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…mehr

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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 Víctor Hugo's most extensive and famous work.
Autorenporträt
Víctor 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, Víctor 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.