{"product_id":"novel-of-the-century-9780374537401","title":"Novel of the Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the American Library in Paris Book Award, 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables\u003c\/i\u003e is among the most popular and enduring novels ever written. Like Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean, its appeal has never waned, but only grown broader in its one-hundred-and-fifty-year life. Whether we encounter Victor Hugo's story on the page, onstage, or on-screen, \u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables\u003c\/i\u003e continues to captivate while also, perhaps unexpectedly, speaking to contemporary concerns. In \u003ci\u003eThe Novel of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed scholar and translator David Bellos tells us why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis enchanting biography of a classic of world literature is written for \"\u003ci\u003eLes Mis\u003c\/i\u003e\" fanatics and novices alike. Casting decades of scholarship into accessible narrative form, Bellos brings to life the extraordinary story of how Victor Hugo managed to write his novel of the downtrodden despite a revolution, a coup d' tat, and political exile; how he pulled off a pathbreaking deal to get it published; and how his approach to the \"social question\" would define his era's moral imagination. More than an ode to Hugo's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Novel of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e also shows that what \u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables\u003c\/i\u003e has to say about poverty, history, and revolution is full of meaning today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374537401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"David Bellos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761749921973,"sku":"9780374537401","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_45e340db-4f72-444f-a6b0-0d28e76edc86.jpg?v=1678202940","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/novel-of-the-century-9780374537401","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}