TY - BOOK AU - Hugo, Victor TI - Les miserables / SN - 978-9-814-86790-0 AV - FIC .H84 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - United Staes : PB - Penguin Random House, KW - Ex-convicts Ex-convicts Fiction Ex-détenus Romans, nouvelles, etc N2 - 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 -