TY - BOOK AU - Hugo,Victor AU - Hapgood,Isabel Florence TI - Les misérables SN - 9789354406324 U1 - 843.8 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New Delhi PB - Fingerprint Classics KW - Ex-convicts KW - Fiction KW - Orphans KW - FICTION / Classics KW - bisacsh KW - Paris (France) KW - Epic literature KW - gsafd N2 - "Immortalized in popular culture through stage and film adaptations, Victor Hugo's sprawling 1862 novel chronicles the struggles of former convict Jean Valjean and his relentless pursuit by Inspector Javert. A thrilling tale of narrow escapes, romance in the midst of a revolution, and heroism at Waterloo, the story forms a parable of a morally empty state that values retribution rather than justice"-- ER -