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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bradley StephensPublisher: Reaktion Books Imprint: Reaktion Books ISBN: 9781789140842ISBN 10: 1789140846 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 11 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAny account for Hugo's long and eventful life makes a rattling good yarn. Stephens's signal achievement is to have compressed it into a short and lively book that gives accurate thumbnails of all the important works. Full of enthusiasm for his subject, Stephens writes nonetheless with admirable balance and does not mask Hugo's human flaws. This 'Hugo' will surely inspire readers to delve into the wonders of the poetry, drama, and fiction created by the preeminent public figure of nineteenth-century France and whose image and moral example continue to shape many aspects of our contemporary world. --David Bellos, Princeton University, author of 'The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of 'Les Mis rables' Any account for Hugo's long and eventful life makes a rattling good yarn. Stephens's signal achievement is to have compressed it into a short and lively book that gives accurate thumbnails of all the important works. Full of enthusiasm for his subject, Stephens writes nonetheless with admirable balance and does not mask Hugo's human flaws. This 'Hugo' will surely inspire readers to delve into the wonders of the poetry, drama, and fiction created by the preeminent public figure of nineteenth-century France and whose image and moral example continue to shape many aspects of our contemporary world. --David Bellos, Princeton University, author of 'The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of 'Les Miserables' The first English biography of the literary behemoth in over twenty years, in these troubled times of ours Victor Hugo is the antidote we never knew we craved. . . . Comprehensive, refreshingly accessible--and concise!--Stephens's pocket-size monograph draws a fascinating portrait both of the private man wrestling with family tragedy and the public figure navigating a society rocked by turmoil. . . . Essential reading in a post-truth era! --France Today Any account for Hugo's long and eventful life makes a rattling good yarn. Stephens's signal achievement is to have compressed it into a short and lively book that gives accurate thumbnails of all the important works. Full of enthusiasm for his subject, Stephens writes nonetheless with admirable balance and does not mask Hugo's human flaws. This 'Hugo' will surely inspire readers to delve into the wonders of the poetry, drama, and fiction created by the preeminent public figure of nineteenth-century France and whose image and moral example continue to shape many aspects of our contemporary world. --David Bellos, Princeton University, author of 'The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of 'Les Mis rables' 'The first English biography of the literary behemoth in over twenty years, in these troubled times of ours Victor Hugo is the antidote we never knew we craved. . . . Comprehensive, refreshingly accessible--and concise!--Stephens's pocket-size monograph draws a fascinating portrait both of the private man wrestling with family tragedy and the public figure navigating a society rocked by turmoil. . . . Essential reading in a post-truth era! --France Today Author InformationBradley Stephens is a senior lecturer in French at the University of Bristol. His books include Victor Hugo, Jean-Paul Sartre, and the Liability of Liberty; 'Les Misérables' and its Afterlives: Between Page, Stage, and Screen, coedited with Kathryn M. Grossman; and Approaches to Teaching Hugo's 'Les Misérables', coedited with Michal P. Ginsburg. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |