Contemporary Literature

Les Misérables. Author: Víctor H. Collection: Biblioteca Escolar. (Book Summary) Ages: +12 years. Genre: World Literature. Format: Softcover Pages: 95 Measurements: 21 cm x 14 cm. Weight: 127 g. Code: 9786071415295. Book Summary - With Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Questions - with Exercises and Educational Activities. - For children 12 years and older. Jan Valjean has just been released from prison, and when he travels to the town where he was born, no one wants to help him, except Don Bienvenu, the parish priest, who will help him become a good man. The hunger of the people living on the streets; the desperation caused by the lack of work; the kindness of the people who have lived and overcome poverty; The sadness of illness and the harshness of the law are part of this novel that depicts the reality of a part of Europe during the 19th century, a country plagued by plague and poverty.