Publisher's Synopsis
Progress, law, soul, God, the French Revolution, Waterloo, a love affair, prison, social contract, barricades of 1832, crime, Paris sewers… all of this has room in this monumental novel and like its title suggests, everything revolves around the word miserable. Victor Hugo distinguishes between the miserable children of material degradation, those who have nothing but their dignity, and the miserable products of moral degradation, who have nothing left, since they have lost what makes them people: their humanity. Both types of miserable turn in a fantastic whirlwind, those fighting hard to advance toward the light, others slipping stealthily into darkness, which always has an origin that must be sought far from those who suffer it. A monumental story of great historical and moral value that can now be enjoyed with the new translation from AndrÉs Ruiz Moreno.
