Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs. Gun Icelandic. Gift book in a leather cover

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs. Gun Icelandic. Gift book in a leather cover.

"The Man Who Laughs"
 This is one of the most profound and emotional novels by Victor Hugo, set in England at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. The story revolves around the tragic fate of Guinплен, who was kidnapped as a child by the comprades and mutilated for the amusement of the crowd, leaving him with a permanent expression of eternal laughter on his face. After becoming a wandering actor, and then unexpectedly learning about his noble origins and the title of a peer of England, the hero tries to bring to the ruling elite the truth about the suffering of the common people. This is a powerful socio-philosophical drama about the cruelty of high society, the true nobility of a crippled man and pure, blind love that turns out to be stronger than ugliness and class prejudices.

«Gan Iceland»
«Gan Iceland» is the debut novel of nineteen-year-old Victor Hugo, which became a bright example of early French romanticism and gothic prose. The story takes place in the harsh 17th-century Norway, where the pure love story of the young nobleman Ordenel and the imprisoned girl Ethel is intertwined with the dark legend of the bloodthirsty bandit Gana, who embodies primordial chaos and terror. The book is filled with political intrigues, prison conspiracies, eerie landscapes, rebellions, and the harsh trials that the characters must endure to save each other. This is an exciting, atmospheric work that already shows the signature style of the future author of Les Misérables — his love of contrasts, strong passions, and the eternal struggle between good and evil.

Book price: 18,000₽

Book price in a gift box made of genuine leather: 25,000₽