Book review: The Novel of the Century — The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables A narrative of misery

An analysis of Les Misérables, Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, pulls no punches but is it a knockout? Josephine Fenton discovers that David Bellos is at pains to match Hugo’s own life to those portrayed in the novel

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017 - 00:00

Review: Josephine Fenton

David Bellos

Particular Books, €23.15

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