Hey Kid, Want Some Communism?

Eurodollar University · Jun 27, 2020 · 46m

Published in 1862, Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is "the novel of the century" according to David Bellos, professor of French and comparative literature at Princeton University. When asked on The Great Books podcast what qualifies this novel to be on the show Bellos responded, "It tackles a huge range of human experience, with an enormous amount of passion. If there ever was a great book, it must be Les Misérables."

The story focuses on 'the suffering ones', 'the humiliated'. It's set in the social, political and economic upheaval of early-nineteenth century France. 'The poor people who are…