
2014 DEBUT | The Man Who Laughs |
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Book Author(s) | David Hine and Mark Stafford |
Publisher | SelfMadeHero |
Book List Price | $19.95 |
All-Ages Appropriate | Yes |
Web site | www.selfmadehero.com |
DESCRIPTION:
Victor Hugo’s scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain’s political system tells a story of abduction, mutilation, loss and prejudice. The narrative follows Gwynplaine, the two-year-old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted upon the orders of a vindictive monarch, who has him mutilated (to produce a permanent, grisly smile), then abandoned. After years of living frugally he is re-introduced to the aristocratic life, and resolves to become the voice of the voiceless, whether he is heard or not.
The Man Who Laughs is a grisly tale of love, death and feudalism. Its protagonist, Gwynplaine, is the inspiration behind The Joker in Batman.
Paperback, 160pp, full color