Cervantes also handled a fake sequel to Don Quixote better than any author ever has or ever will.
A fake Part II was released so Cervantes stole part of the plot and includes it in his own Part II which is broadly considered one of the best sequels of all time (to be clear that’s almost always included in the modern form of the novel)
I haven’t read it yet (though the musical based on it is my favorite ever), but I’m pretty confident that there’s no mention of Norway or Norwegians in any version of Les Miserables 🤷🏻
Nor anything by Victor Hugo to my recollection.
Sexist tho.
Interestingly, Don Quixote - very feminist. Cervantes clearly believed women should be able to decide for themselves.
Cervantes also handled a fake sequel to Don Quixote better than any author ever has or ever will.
A fake Part II was released so Cervantes stole part of the plot and includes it in his own Part II which is broadly considered one of the best sequels of all time (to be clear that’s almost always included in the modern form of the novel)
Not just that, in his second part Don Quixote reads the fake sequel and shits all over it criticizing bad language and factual errors.
Should have seen all the anti-Norwegian bigotry in the first draft of Les Miserables, though 🫣😬
Do tell, please.
Sorry, I made it up as a joke…
I haven’t read it yet (though the musical based on it is my favorite ever), but I’m pretty confident that there’s no mention of Norway or Norwegians in any version of Les Miserables 🤷🏻
So disappointed :(
Again, apologies for the letdown 🤷🏻
Norwegia didn’t exist back then so … of course it wasn’t brought uo
I was racking my brain cause I read that book nearly 30 yrs ago. I remember all the insults against the peasantry and the bourgeoisie…