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Author: (French) Victor Hugo, translated by Zheng Kelu
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a famous French novelist and poet. Les Misérables is one of his representative long novels. The protagonist Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to support his sister's seven children and was sentenced to five years of hard labor. He attempted to escape four times but failed, and was released after nineteen years. Later, he was moved by Bishop Myriel and turned over a new leaf, changing his name to Madeleine, opening a factory, and becoming a wealthy man. He also served as the mayor. He took Cosette, the illegitimate daughter of Fantine, who was left at the Thénardiers' inn, and raised her. When Cosette grew up, she met Marius, a young man with republican ideals, in the park and fell in love at first sight. At this time, a republican uprising broke out. Jean Valjean rescued Marius, who was injured in the barricade battle, and fulfilled the marriage of the two young people. However, he was misunderstood and fell into depression, eventually passing away in the arms of Cosette and Marius.