| Les Misérables Contributor(s): Hugo, Victor (Author), Rose, Julie (Translator), Gopnik, Adam (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812974263 ISBN-13: 9780812974263 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "Julie Rose has returned all the detail [to "Les Miserables"], making a language that is rich and gorgeous. This is the [translation] to read." --Jeanette Winterson, "The Times" (London) Julie Rose's powerful new translation of "Les Miserables"--the first major unabridged translation in thirty years--pulses with energy, bringing remarkable clarity and depth to Hugo's masterpiece about Jean Valjean the ex-con, the relentless police detective Javert, the tragic prostitute Fantine, and her innocent daughter Cosette. Sweeping readers from French provinces and battlefields to the back alleys of Paris, Hugo's "magnificent story . . . [is] marvelously captured in this new unabridged translation by Julie Rose" ("The Denver Post"). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 2.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (1.70 lbs) 1376 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 12789 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 105.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Translated by Julie Rose Introduction by Adam Gopnik In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo's Les Mis rables is revealed in its full, unabridged glory. A favorite of readers for nearly 150 years, this stirring tale of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption pulses with life. Featuring such unforgettable characters as the quintessential prisoner of conscience Jean Valjean, the relentless police detective Javert, and the tragic prostitute Fantine and her innocent daughter, Cosette, Hugo's epic novel sweeps readers from the French provinces to the back alleys of Paris, and from the battlefield of Waterloo to the bloody ramparts of Paris during the uprising of 1832. With an Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this Modern Library edition is an outstanding translation of a masterpiece that continues to astonish and entertain readers around the world. |