Les MisérablesRandom House Publishing Group, 8 juil. 2008 - 1376 pages In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo’s tour de force, Les Misérables, is revealed in its full unabridged glory. A favorite of readers for nearly 150 years, and the basis for one of the most beloved stage musicals ever, this stirring tale of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption pulses with life and energy. Hugo sweeps readers from the French provinces to the back alleys of Paris, and from the battlefield of Waterloo to the bloody ramparts of Paris during the uprising of 1832. First published in 1862, this sprawling novel is an extravagant historical epic that is teeming with harrowing adventures and unforgettable characters. In the protagonist, Jean Valjean, a quintessential prisoner of conscience who languished for years in prison for stealing bread to feed his starving family, Les Misérables depicts one of the grand themes in literature–that of the hunted man. Woven into the narrative are the prevalent social issues of Hugo’s day: injustice, authoritarian rule, social inequality, civic unrest. And this new translation brings astonishing vivacity and depth to Hugo’s immortal dramatis personae–the relentless police detective Javert, the saintly bishop Myriel, the tragic prostitute Fantine and her innocent daughter, Cosette, the dashing lover Marius, and many others whom Jean Valjean encounters on his path to sublime sacrifice. Featuring an Introduction by the award-winning journalist and author Adam Gopnik, this Modern Library edition is an outstanding, authoritative translation of a masterpiece, a literary high-wire act that continues to astonish, stimulate, enlighten, and entertain readers around the world. |
Table des matières
BOOK ONE A JUST MAN | 3 |
BOOK TWO THE FALL | 51 |
BOOK THREE IN THE YEAR 1817 | 98 |
BOOK FOUR TO ENTRUST IS SOMETIMES TO ABANDON | 123 |
BOOK FIVE THE DESCENT | 134 |
BOOK SIX JAVERT | 168 |
BOOK SEVEN THE CHAMPMATHIEU AFFAIR | 178 |
BOOK EIGHT AFTERSHOCK | 236 |
BOOK TWO ÉPONINE | 706 |
BOOK THREE THE HOUSE IN THE RUE PLUMET | 721 |
BOOK FOUR HELP FROM BELOW MAY BE HELP FROM ABOVE | 751 |
BOOK FIVE WHOSE END IS NOTHING LIKE ITS BEGINNING | 760 |
BOOK SIX PETITGAVROCHE | 774 |
BOOK SEVEN SLANG | 805 |
BOOK EIGHT ENCHANTMENT AND DESOLATION | 825 |
BOOK NINE WHERE ARE THEY GOING? | 854 |
BOOK ONE WATERLOO | 255 |
BOOK TWO THE SHIP ORION | 301 |
BOOK THREE KEEPING THE PROMISE MADE TO THE DEAD WOMAN | 313 |
BOOK FOUR THE OLD GORBEAU SLUM | 357 |
BOOK FIVE A MUTE PACK OF HOUNDS FOR A DIRTY HUNT | 371 |
BOOK SIX PETITPICPUS | 397 |
BOOK SEVEN A PARENTHESIS | 422 |
BOOK EIGHT CEMETERIES TAKE WHAT THEY ARE GIVEN | 433 |
BOOK ONE PARIS STUDIED DOWN TO ITS MINUTEST ATOM | 477 |
BOOK TWO THE GRAND BOURGEOIS | 494 |
BOOK THREE GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON | 503 |
BOOK FOUR FRIENDS OF THE ABC | 534 |
BOOK FIVE THE VIRTUES OF ADVERSITY | 560 |
BOOK SIX THE CONJUNCTION OF TWO STARS | 577 |
BOOK SEVEN PATRONMINETTE | 592 |
BOOK EIGHT THE BAD PAUPER | 600 |
THE IDYLL OF THE RUE PLUMET | 673 |
BOOK TEN JUNE 5 1832 | 861 |
BOOK ELEVEN THE ATOM FRATERNIZES WITH THE HURRICANE | 879 |
BOOK TWELVE CORINTHE | 890 |
BOOK THIRTEEN MARIUS STEPS INTO THE SHADOWS | 918 |
BOOK FOURTEEN THE GRANDEURS OF DESPAIR | 927 |
BOOK FIFTEEN THE RUE DE LHOMMEARMÉ | 943 |
BOOK ONE WAR BETWEEN FOUR WALLS | 961 |
BOOK TWO LEVIATHANS BOWELS | 1030 |
BOOK THREE IT MAY BE MUCK BUT IT IS STILL THE SOUL | 1045 |
BOOK FOUR JAVERT DERAILED | 1079 |
BOOK FIVE GRANDSON AND GRANDFATHER | 1089 |
BOOK SIX A SLEEPLESS NIGHT | 1115 |
BOOK SEVEN THE LAST DROP IN THE CHALICE | 1136 |
BOOK EIGHT DUSK FALLS | 1156 |
NOTES | 1195 |
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