Victor Hugo
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English
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"A first-person diary of a prisoner's final day before being executed for an unspecified crime, Victor Hugo's poignant tale vividly conveys the mental anguish of a man confronted with the intransigent mechanism of justice, as his mind seeks refuge in recollections from his past and philosophical musings on his inevitable fate. As relevant today as when it was first published in 1829, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion...
2) Ninety-three
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English
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"Fighting between the newly formed French Republic and bands of Royalists has torn the countryside apart. Along the coast of Brittany, a formidable force led by the Marquis de Lantenac is starting to make gains against the Blues, threatening the Revolution itself. Sent by Danton and Robespierre, Gauvain must defeat Lantenac, a distant relative. Ninety-Three is a novel by Victor Hugo."--
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System Divine volume 1
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English
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"This sweeping reimagining of Les Miserables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre"--
"When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants. But five hundred years later, it's now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds...
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Español
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Jean Valjean es un ex presidario. Cuando viaja rumbo a su pueblo natal, nadie se digna a ayudarlo, salvo don Bienvenido, el párroco, quien hará que se convierta en un hombre de bien. La pobreza, el hambre, la desesperación, la bondad, la desdicha, la camaradería y la miseria humanas se describen con nitidez en esta novela para mostrar que en el mundo nada es completamente bueno ni malo.
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Polish
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Powieść historyczna francuskiego pisarza Wiktora Hugo Dzwonnik z Notre Dame należy do ścisłego kanonu dzieł literatury światowej. Powieść powstała w XIX wieku i w niezwykle nowatorski, jak na swoje czasy, sposób buduje obraz życia Paryża pod koniec Średniowiecza. Fascynująca, niemal mityczna intryga, na której oparta jest powieść, a także symbolika takich miejsc jak katedra Notre Dame czy Paryż - w ówczesnej epoce centrum światowej...
15) Nędznicy: Tom 1
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Polish
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Sweeping saga set against the backdrop of social upheaval, poverty and class divisions in nineteenth-century France. The main character, Jean Valjean, becomes a force for good in spite of his criminal past.
16) Nędznicy: Tom 2
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Polish
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Sweeping saga set against the backdrop of social upheaval, poverty and class divisions in nineteenth-century France. The main character, Jean Valjean, becomes a force for good in spite of his criminal past.