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Part V: Jean Valjean Synopsis and Impressions - The emotional climax! I'm glad Dostoevsky liked Remisée!

さあ、ついに『レ・ミゼラブル』も最終巻。

It is a pleasant feeling of fullness, of having tasted the most delicious food to one's heart's content.

I am filled with a feeling of wanting to congratulate Jean Valjean for all the hard work he has been fighting for all these years.

There is salvation in this story. I feel better after reading it.

I am glad Dostoevsky liked this work!

The world has a strong image of Dostoevsky as a dark writer who portrays the blackness of human beings.

But his favorite work is "Les Miserables," which is full of light.

Les Miserables Part 4To enjoy "Les Miserables" even more

Part 4: The Pastoral in the Rue de la Prümme and the Epic in the Rue Saint-Denis The story quickly reaches its climax!

The story moves quickly toward its climax in Volume 4.

The power of the barricade battles that continue in Volumes 4 and 5 is overwhelming. It is like a Hollywood movie. It is amazing that they can express this in words rather than images.

It really immerses you in the world of the story as you read it. This kind of reading experience is so addictive that once you experience it, you will be hooked.

Now, finally, the next and final volume. Jean Valjean's story is coming to a finale.

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Part III: Marijus" Synopsis and Impressions - The Key Player in the Story, Marijus.

In this volume, the young man Mariyus' upbringing and his character will be depicted over the course of almost an entire book.

The third volume ends with a hand-to-hand confrontation between the Thénardier family, Jean Valjean, and Javert. This is also not to be missed.

We, the readers, witness the scene through the eyes of Mariyus, who peeks through a hole in the wall to see what happened.

This scene is really great as well. Amazing sense of realism!

One can only tip one's hat to Hugo's ability to describe such a scene using only words.

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Part I: "Fancine" Synopsis and Comments - Who is Jean Valjean, the great protagonist?

Jean Valjean, a man who was sentenced to 19 years in prison for stealing a small piece of bread.

If you hear the name Jean Valjean, most people will probably say, "Oh! I've heard of him!" I am sure that most of you have heard of him. There may be few protagonists in the world as famous as Jean Valjean.

Jean Valjean's past and what his emotional support is will be revealed in this first part, "Fancine".

So I immediately started reading this book and was surprised to find a surprise.

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Hugo's "Les Miserables" Synopsis and Impressions - The greatest masterpiece of French literature, also famous for its musicals!

Although "Les Miserables" is a large work and the original is rarely read, it is not a difficult read, and the good guys and the bad guys are so clearly defined that it is easy to understand, yet the story itself is very interesting.

And it's not just "too funny. This work is filled with everything Hugo had to offer. In other words, it is a very deep work. The more I learned about this work, the more I was astonished at its depth.

ぜひミュージカルファンの方にも原作をおすすめしたいです

Dostoevsky and RemiseTo enjoy "Les Miserables" even more

Les Misérables," which Dostoevsky also loved Deep relationship between Les Misérables and Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky had been a fan of Hugo since he was a teenager.

Since it was common for the Russian upper class and cultured people to speak French, Dostoevsky was also familiar with Hugo's works in the original.

Major Japanese works read at that time were novels such as "Notre-Dame de Paris" and "The Last Day on Death Row.

Les Misérables, the much-talked-about new novel by this favorite author, Hugo, will be released in Brussels and Paris in 1862.

How delighted Dostoevsky must have been when he came to Europe at that very moment and found the work!

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Dostoevsky's "The Minor" Synopsis and Thoughts - A hidden masterpiece from his later years! 'I want to be a Rothschild.

Dostoevsky's depiction of Russian chaos was so complex and bizarre that it shattered the still immature "underage" Arkazy into pieces of wood.

The fall of Dostoevsky's former utopia of "Europe" and the chaos of Russia.

What can save people in such dire circumstances? This is the question Dostoevsky asks his readers in this work.

The issues raised in this work would later mature and be incorporated into the last major work, "The Brothers Karamazov.

Although "Minors" has been overshadowed by other works, it contains something very important in terms of ideology.