Relaxing time with "Les Misérables"

Finally ( i should say so?), bought a whole series of "Les Misérables" ! (Japanese version, no doubt )(^ ^)
I also bought a expository book entitled "106 stories of Les Misérable"by Shigeru Kashima；It has a lots of beautiful illustrations by wood engraving, so makes me much easier to understand the whole story as well as the social landscape and religeous views of France at that time. 
Probably　I would not read through without this text. Wonderful book!

inside of expository book

As with many foreign literature, "Les Misérables" start with long introductionary part which sometimes seems nothing to do with the main story; I am now reading the life of a catholic priest who later helped the main character Jean Valjean, although his name has not even been mentioned yet.
Still far to go, but I am planning to read all of them during holiday season.

In addition, I will go to the movie "Les Misérables" with my husband tomorrow. Already reserved the best seats in the theather. Sounds too much? Maybe, but this is my fad in this winter.


ついに。。というか、「レ・ミゼラブル」全巻を買いました！(もちろん日本語版です＾＾）
ついでに鹿島茂氏の解説本「レ・ミゼラブル　百六景」も。
こちらは木口木版の挿絵が沢山載っていてとてもきれいです。当時のフランスの社会情勢や宗教観が説明されているので、物語がより分かりやすくなります。
この本が無かったら私は多分完読できないでしょうね。
大抵の海外文学がそうであるように、「レ・ミゼラブル」も導入部分が長い！今読んでいるのは、あらすじには殆ど関係無いような神父の生涯の箇所で、主役のジャン・バルジャンを助けることになるのですが、まだジャン･バルジャンの名前さえ出てきません。
まだまだ先は長いですが、年末年始の お休みの間に読むつもりです。

明日は夫と映画の「レ・ミゼラブル」に行く予定。既に席を予約しました！
ちょっとやり過ぎ？でもこれがこの冬のマイブームです。