{"id":48438,"date":"2012-06-12T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/?p=48438"},"modified":"2013-11-18T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T22:09:24","slug":"victor-hugo-les-miserables-an-epic-novel-about-love-compassion-and-social-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/victor-hugo-les-miserables-an-epic-novel-about-love-compassion-and-social-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Hugo: Les Mis\u00e9rables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Widely considered as one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/strong> (literally “The Miserable Ones”) by Victor Hugo<\/strong> reeks of passion, idealism and high drama.<\/p>\n

Victor Hugo<\/strong> was a brilliant poet, playwright, novelist and an occasional polemical writer of a French descent. Aside from his stellar writing, he was also a visual artist, a statesman and an exponent of the Romantic Movement in France.
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At the young age of twenty, he had already written two tragedies, a melodrama and a multitude of poems. The artist’s strong support on political and social issues clearly transpires through his works.<\/p>\n

The novel tells the story of Jean Valjean<\/strong>, an ex-convict who was imprisoned for the petty crime of stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving sister. Freed at last, Jean travels the path of evil to good with a lot of struggles along the way.<\/p>\n

This historical fiction is a strong testament to the strength of the human spirit as well as a deep analysis on the nature of law and grace, social injustice in 19th century France and the social impact of the French Revolution.<\/p>\n

A key player on this novel is Hugo’s concept of resurrection. Jean goes through a series of physical resurrection after learning an important lesson. This shows man’s flight from his old morality.<\/p>\n

All in all, Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/strong> is without question one of the most compelling novels ever written. It that kind of book that soars to the upper echelons of emotional power, heart and social rebirth.<\/p>\n


Related Links:<\/strong>
\n Les Mis\u00e9rables on Project Gutenberg <\/a>
\n Les Mis\u00e9rables on GoodReads<\/a>
\n Les Mis\u00e9rables on Google Books <\/a>
\n Les Mis\u00e9rables on Archive.org <\/a><\/p>\n