Les Misérables I - Victor Hugo

Jean Valjean has a background of a prisoner, but with a new identity he manages to create a career as a factory owner and a mayor. Not everyone is as lucky as Jean Valjean, though. A woman called Fantine has started to work at Jean Valjean's factory, but she soon gets fired due to an illegitimate child. Fantine has no choice – she is forced to to a life of prostitution. Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' is one of the most significant European novels. It takes place in the early 1800's France, and it... Zobrazit více