blog — K. C. Catalfamo

In which Mr. Hugo pauses at a dramatic moment to give us a fake history lesson. #fakenewsof1862

literature, reading les miserablesKelly CatalfamoNovember 16, 2017books, javert, jean valjean, cosette, maps, paris, france, literature, hugo digression, les miserables Comments

On reading (and not reading) Hugo's "Les Misérables": A tortured love story

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've been "reading" Les Misérables for more than a year now. This isn't because I'm a slow reader (although I usually am) or because my life is unbelievably busy. It's because I've constantly picked it up, only to set it aside again when things get slow -- and yeah, things can get slow.

literature, reading les miserablesKelly CatalfamoNovember 16, 2017literature, language, translation, french, books, javert, my life, les miserables Comment

Poor old idiot of a cop, you're in love.

I've only been able to find one English translation "Javert, t'es amoureux," and it wasn't very satisfying. So I made my own attempt to translate the lyrics.