Bug-Jargal - Couverture souple

Hugo, Victor; Moore, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1595690956 ISBN 13 : 9781595690951

Editeur : MONDIAL, 2008

Synopsis

Bug-Jargal (1826; first published as a short story in 1819) is an early novel by French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885). It describes the friendship between the enslaved African prince Bug-Jargal and Leopold D'Auverney, a French military officer, during the slave revolt in Santo Domingo of August, 1791, that would eventually lead to the creation of the republic of Haiti in 1804. --- Bug-Jargal, black slave and son of a king, is a man "of the noblest moral and intellectual character, passionately in love with a white woman, yet tempering the wildest passion with the deepest respect... There is no reader of the tale, who can forget the entrancing interest of the scenes in the camp of the insurgent chief Biassou, or the death-struggle between Habibrah and D'Auverney, upon the brink of the cataract. The latter, in particular, is drawn with such intense force, that the reader seems almost to be a witness of the changing fortunes of the fight, and can hardly breathe freely till he comes to the close." (The Edinburgh Review)

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Publié ici dans sa version originelle, Bug Jargal est le premier roman de Victor Hugo, qu'il a écrit à l'âge de seize ans. Il y relate la révolte, en 1791, des noirs de Saint-Domingue et y dénonce l'esclavage. Ce texte à résonance sociale contient déjà en germe l'œuvre future de Victor Hugo. Il constitue aussi un précieux témoignage sur la vie et les préoccupations d'un adolescent de génie. C'est ce que souligne François Graveline dans la présentation de cet ouvrage, le premier d'une série de textes anciens choisis par des écrivains contemporains.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MONDIAL
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1595690956
• ISBN 13: 9781595690951
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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