In time for the 150th anniversary of Les Misérables and a star-studded film adaptation, a major new translation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece
Victor Hugo's timeless story of injustice, heroism, and love in nineteenth-century Paris comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning new edition translated by prizewinner Christine Donougher and with cover art by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Wildly popular since its first publication in 1862, Les Misérables comes to theaters this December in a new film adaptation with a stellar cast that includes Hugh Jackman as the intrepid Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe as the relentless policeman Javert. This beautiful edition makes a wonderful gift for longtime fans of the Broadway musical and introduces a new generation of readers to one of the most important novels ever written.
Trying to forget his past and live an honest life, escaped convict Jean Valjean risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris.
- Genre: Performing Arts, Language + Art + Disciplines, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Publisher: Viking Penguin
- Pages: 1232
- Release Date: November 27, 2012
- Date Published: November 27, 2012