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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Man Who Laughs
A Romance Of English History
Verlag:
Double9 Books Llp Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35635327
EAN: 9789378306839
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Fr, 23.10.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 46.–
Beschreibung
The man who laughs: a romance of English history weaves a dark gothic tale of disfigurement identity and class vengeance set against 17th-century England's shadows. A noble youth scarred with a perpetual grin by royal cruelty wanders as a carnival spectacle his grotesque smile sparking cruel mirth and twisted fascination alongside a wise philosopher and blind companion he saved. Themes of fate's brutality, social hypocrisy, love's purity and power's corruption surge through his odyssey from outcast performer to reclaimed aristocrat. Thrust back into the elite world that maimed him face harrowing clashes between hidden nobility and public shame exploring resilience amid deformity moral outrage against privilege and the hearts unyielding quest for justice. Atmospheric dread blends with romantic fervor illuminating human grotesquerie and souls defiant spark in a society blind to suffering.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Victor Hugo
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 562