{"product_id":"novel-of-the-century-paperback","title":"Novel of the Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 Misérables\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 Misérables\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'état, 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 Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e has to say about poverty, history, and revolution is full of meaning today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known translator of modern French fiction and the author of several prizewinning biographies of French literary figures. His irreverent study of translation, \u003ci\u003eIs That a Fish in Your Ear?\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), was a runner-up for the Los Angeles Times book prize and has itself been translated into Korean, Spanish, German, and French. He teaches French and Comparative Literature at Princeton University and holds the rank of Officier in France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762227446048,"sku":"9780374537401","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5004363997074b8520883aca50e311d.webp?v=1780218586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/novel-of-the-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}