The Man Who Laughs
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1495441938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 306 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Victor Hugo's writing is some of the best and most beautiful ever produced; this anonymous translation of his hard-to-find The Man Who Laughs shows Hugo's wonderful use of language to tell a heartbreaking story. While it is not as well known as Les Miserable or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Man Who Laughs remains a classic story worth reading.
One Of My All Time Favorite Books I loved this book back when I read it for a college class assignment in my early twenties and recently re-read it again when I discovered there was a French language movie version being produced for release in 2012.There are synopsis' in the other reviews, so I won't rehash. I loved the layers of the story, the characters, and the masterful way Hugo threw out plot threads that you had no idea were important - until he tied them t. A lesson in background Victor Hugo's "The Man Who Laughs" is a beautiful, heart-rending history lesson of old England. What a magic opportunity this brilliantly creative book is for learning about the law and the justice of those older days and how closely Hugo relates them to our world even today. Somehow the story is able to open our eyes as to what is still happening all around us, even though we are supposed to be enlightened and educated people. T. Michele Gallagher said Victor Hugo. Interested to read one of the masters which I have never done before. It took me a while to get used to his writing style with the very full descriptions and his wonderful use of words. But my perseverance paid off and I ended up hardly able to put it down, wanting to know what was going to happen next. Beautifully and intricately woven story with very believable characters.