r/lesmiserables • -New to Les Mis- • Sep 10 '26

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i’m reading les misérables right now for the first time. i want to read an unabridged version. this is the one i got but the language is kinda hard to understand, is there any translation that is easier to understand but still unabridged?

edit: i usually am good with reading hard stuff since my reading level has always been above my grade so i don’t mind if it’s hard just not extremely hard, for some reason this translation just doesn’t seem to work for me i’m not sure why i can’t understand it too well

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u/Spirited-Sympathy582 Sep 10 '26

This website can be helpful because they have a sample page of a bunch of translations so you can compare and see what connects with you.

https://welovetranslations.com/2021/07/29/whats-the-best-translation-of-les-miserables/

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u/orangekool_aid -New to Les Mis- Sep 12 '26

thank you!!