Its purpose is as much political as it is artistic. That is what I am, and that is why I have written Les Miserables." The novel is a critical statement against human suffering, poverty, and ignorance.
Victor Hugo said: "I condemn slavery, I banish poverty, I teach ignorance, I treat disease, I lighten the night, and I hate hatred. He was there but just now, he was one of the crew, he went and came upon the deck with the rest, he had his share of the air and of the sunlight, he was a living man. It moves away it grows dim it diminishes. Les Misrables - Victor Hugo - PDF pdf 7.41 MB 18061 hits. - He looks upon it, he looks upon it with frenzy. But the two central themes that dominate the novel are the moral redemption of its main character, Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, and the moral redemption of a nation through revolution. Free Books of French Literature in English, PDF, ePub, Mobi, Fb2, Azw3, Kindle. It paints a vivid picture of Paris's seamier side, discusses the causes and results of revolution, and includes discourses on topics ranging from the Battle of Waterloo to Parisian street slang. Les Misrables Alternate Title: Les Miserables Language: English: LoC Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Subject: Historical fiction Subject: Orphans - Fiction Subject: Paris (France) - Fiction Subject: Epic literature Subject: Ex-convicts - Fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. The French word "miserables" means both poor wretches and scoundrels or villains The novel offers a huge cast that includes both kinds of "miserables." A product of France's most prominent Romantic writer, Les Miserables ranges far and wide. When Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables first came out in 1862, people in Paris and elsewhere lined up to buy it Although critics were less receptive, the novel was an instant popular success.
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