Les Misérables Complete Illustrated edition by Victor Hugo Literature Fiction eBooks
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Les Misérables translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, (The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a seventeen-year period in the early nineteenth century, starting in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion.
The novel focuses on the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. It examines the nature of law and grace, and expatiates upon the history of France, architecture of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. The story is historical fiction because it contains factual and historic events. Contrary to what some believe, it does not use the French Revolution as a backdrop. The French Revolution took place in the eighteenth century; Les Miserables takes place in the nineteenth. The only "revolution" depicted is the June Rebellion, a student uprising.
Les Misérables contains many plots, but the main thread is the story of ex-convict, Jean Valjean (known by his prison number, 24601), who becomes a force for good in the world, but cannot escape his dark past. The novel is divided into five volumes, each volume divided into books, and subdivided into chapters (for a total of three hundred sixty-five chapters). Each chapter is relatively short, usually no longer than a few pages. Nevertheless, the novel as a whole is quite lengthy by modern standards, exceeding fourteen hundred pages in unabridged editions (nineteen hundred pages in French). It also contains what has many times, incorrectly, been considered the longest sentence in a published novel. Within the borders of the novel's story, Hugo fills many pages with his thoughts on religion, politics, and society, including several lengthy digressions, one being a discussion on enclosed religious orders, one on the construction of the Paris sewers, another being on argot, and most famously, his retelling of the Battle of Waterloo.
Includes 10 unique illustrations inspired by the movie of the same name released in 2012. Also includes a detailed biography of the Author.
Les Misérables Complete Illustrated edition by Victor Hugo Literature Fiction eBooks
I'm not even going to try to review the book itself but rather the translation. The translation seemed very literal, it used a lot of phrases that aren't used in English. I can't think of any specific examples, but it was like if we tried to directly translate phrases like "kicked the bucket" into another language. The phrase isn't used the same way in other languages. He also seemed to use cognates in places where he shouldn't. I'm sure the French cognate of the word "expired" is perfectly beautiful, but in English it isn't appropriate for a serious death scene (at least in my subjective opinion). My main problem, however, was that some parts weren't even translated. Poems and a fewmiscellaneous quotes were just left in French. I had to run them through Google translate! This included the last few lines of the book. I understand that the rhyming scene and meter of the poem is important, but it's all worthless if I don't know what it means. I haven't read any other translations, but I'm sure there has to be a better one out there.
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Les Misérables Complete Illustrated edition by Victor Hugo Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
At first I was skeptical of this version but it has grown on me. The translation is easy to read and well done. My complaint is that it has a lot of parts that go untranslated in this edition. If you can break out a French-English dictionary (like I did) the copy is very good.
If you saw the movie and the play. You should read this monumental work. It is a classic of the highest order.
I would heartily recommend this book to others who would like a more in depth review of the characters and times in the movie and musical of the same name.
I'm not even going to try to review the book itself but rather the translation. The translation seemed very literal, it used a lot of phrases that aren't used in English. I can't think of any specific examples, but it was like if we tried to directly translate phrases like "kicked the bucket" into another language. The phrase isn't used the same way in other languages. He also seemed to use cognates in places where he shouldn't. I'm sure the French cognate of the word "expired" is perfectly beautiful, but in English it isn't appropriate for a serious death scene (at least in my subjective opinion). My main problem, however, was that some parts weren't even translated. Poems and a few
miscellaneous quotes were just left in French. I had to run them through Google translate! This included the last few lines of the book. I understand that the rhyming scene and meter of the poem is important, but it's all worthless if I don't know what it means. I haven't read any other translations, but I'm sure there has to be a better one out there.
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