Les Miserables (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

ThefirstnewPenguinClassicstranslationinfortyyearsofVictorHugo’smasterpiece—publishedinastunningGraphicDeluxeeditionThesubjectoftheworld’slongest-runningmusicalandtherecentAcademyAward–nominatedandBAFTA-winningfilmstarringHughJackmanandAnneHathaway,LesMisérablesisagenuineliterarytreasure.VictorHugo’staleofinjustice,heroism,andlovefollowsthefortunesofJeanValjean,anescapedconvictdeterminedtoputhiscriminalpastbehindhim,andhasbeenaperennialfavoritesinceitfirstappearednearly150yearsago.ThisexcitingnewtranslationwithJillianTamaki’sbrilliantcoverartwillbeagiftbothtoreaderswhohavealreadyfallenforitstimelessstoryandtonewreadersdiscoveringitforthefirsttime.Formorethanseventyyears,PenguinhasbeentheleadingpublisherofclassicliteratureintheEnglish-speakingworld.Withmorethan1,700titles,PenguinClassicsrepresentsaglobalbookshelfofthebestworksthroughouthistoryandacrossgenresanddisciplines.Readerstrusttheseriestoprovideauthoritativetextsenhancedbyintroductionsandnotesbydistinguishedscholarsandcontemporaryauthors,aswellasup-to-datetranslationsbyaward-winningtranslators.,