Les miserables-悲惨世界

作者：Hugo Victor

书名：Les miserables《悲惨世界》

中文简介：《悲惨世界》（法语：Les Misérables），是法国作家维克多·雨果于1862年所发表的一部长篇小说，是19世纪最著名的小说之一。小说描绘19世纪初20年间几个法国人物的生活背景，涵盖拿破仑战争和1832年巴黎共和党人起义等政治现象叙述。故事的主线围绕主角获释罪犯冉阿让试图赎罪的历程。小说试图检视他的赎罪行为在当时的社会环境下的所造成的影响。这部宏大的小说，融进法国的历史，以及巴黎的建筑、政治、道德哲学、法律、正义、宗教信仰，检视善、恶和法律的本质，同样还有爱情与亲情的种类和本质。

英文简介：Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean—the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread—Les Misérables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it, Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them to the barricades during the uprising of 1832 with a breathtaking realism that is unsurpassed in modern prose. Within his dramatic story are themes that capture the intellect and the emotions: crime and punishment, the relentless persecution of Valjean by Inspector Javert, the desperation of the prostitute Fantine, the amorality of the rogue Thénardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope—an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart.