Where we meet a saint, former convict, a desperate woman, a ruthless couple and a fanatic… “Fantine,” opens the novel. It is 1815 and amidst France’s restoration to monarchy and the impending downfall of Napoleon I , readers are introduced to Jean Valjean, a former convict who served 19 years in the galleys for breaking a window…
It took me over 15 years to finally decide to read Victor Hugo’s epic novel, Les Miserables. I first discovered Les Miserables from the music and lyrics of Claude-Michel Shonberg, Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer’s highly acclaimed musical of the same name. Through the powerful and moving music and oftentimes heart-wrenching songs, I was acquainted…
The Misanthropologist 