Smiling Man (Translated by Famous Works Library) 045

Author: (French) Victor Hugo (Hugo, V.) written by Lu Ying translated
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Publishing Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Hugo (1802-1885), a famous French novelist and poet. "The Man with the Smiling Face" is one of his major novels. The protagonist, Gwynplaine, is a noble descendant who falls into the hands of human traffickers from a young age, is disfigured and tortured, and always appears to be smiling grotesquely. The kind traveling performer, Ushter, adopts Gwynplaine as his foster son and also adopts the blind girl Tite, who rescued Gwynplaine from the snow. The three of them wander the world, making a living by performing. Later, due to accidental factors and the needs of the British political scene, Gwynplaine is able to regain his noble status, but he rejects this dirty gift and prefers to return to his companions in hardship; at this time, Tite is already seriously ill. After the blind girl passes away, Gwynplaine is filled with grief and commits suicide by drowning.