FewnovelseversweptacrosstheworldwithsuchoverpoweringimpactasLesMis矇rables.Within24hours,thefirstPariseditionwassoldout.Inothergreatcitiesoftheworlditwasdevouredwithequalrelish.Sensational,dramatic,packedwithrichexcitementandfilledwiththesweepandviolenceofhumanpassions,LesMis矇rablesisnotonlysuperbadventurebutapowerfulsocialdocument.ThestoryofhowtheconvictJean-Valjeanstruggledtoescapehispastandreaffirmhishumanity,inaworldbrutalizedbypovertyandignorance,becamethegospelofthepoorandtheoppressed.
