Les Misérables

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Les Misérables is a classic 19th-century French novel by Victor Hugo that explores themes of justice, redemption, and social inequality through the intertwined lives of several characters in post-revolutionary France.

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instanceOf French novel
literary work
novel
adaptedAs Les Misérables (1935 film)
Les Misérables (1998 film)
Les Misérables (2012 film)
linked to: Les Misérables

Les Misérables (TV miniseries)
Les Misérables (musical)
author Victor Hugo
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublicationFormat serial publication
genre historical novel
philosophical novel
romantic novel
social novel
hasPageCountApprox ~1460 pages in original French edition
hasPart Cosette (Volume II)
linked to: Cosette

Fantine (Volume I)
Jean Valjean (Volume V)
Marius (Volume III)
The Idyll in the Rue Plumet and the Epic in the Rue Saint-Denis (Volume IV)
influenced Les Misérables (musical theatre adaptations worldwide)
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Cosette
Enjolras
Fantine
Javert
Jean Valjean
Marius Pontmercy
Thénardier
linked to: Thénardiers

Éponine
notableQuote Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
To love another person is to see the face of God.
originalLanguage French
publicationDate 1862
publisher A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie
setInLocation France
Paris
setInPeriod early 19th century
post-Napoleonic France
structure five volumes
theme forgiveness
justice
law and grace
moral transformation
poverty
redemption
revolution
social inequality

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I Dreamed a Dream sourceWork Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
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Do You Hear the People Sing? partOf Les Misérables
Do You Hear the People Sing? musical Les Misérables
Cosette appearsIn Les Misérables
Cosette firstAppearance Les Misérables
Cosette fictionalUniverse Les Misérables
On My Own partOf Les Misérables
On My Own fromMusical Les Misérables
Bring Him Home partOf Les Misérables
Bring Him Home musicalWorkFrom Les Misérables
Marius Pontmercy appearsIn Les Misérables
Marius Pontmercy fictionalUniverse Les Misérables universe
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One Day More partOf Les Misérables
Éponine appearsIn Les Misérables
Éponine fictionalUniverse Les Misérables
Éponine basedOnWork Les Misérables (novel)
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Éponine diesInWork Les Misérables
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) adaptationOf Les Misérables (novel)
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Jean Valjean appearsIn Les Misérables
"Stars" (Les Misérables musical) basedOn Les Misérables (novel) by Victor Hugo
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Pierre Renoir notableWork Les Misérables
French literature hasNotableWork Les Misérables
L'Homme qui rit relatedWorkByAuthor Les Misérables
Jennifer Laura Thompson theatreCredit Les Misérables
8th Academy Awards bestPictureNominee Les Misérables
Lea Salonga notableWork Les Misérables
Norman Rosemont basedOnWorkAdapted Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
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Prince Edward Theatre hasProduction Les Misérables
Alun Armstrong notableWork Les Misérables
Imperial Theatre notableProduction Les Misérables
Les Misérables (Broadway, 1995 revival) basedOn Les Misérables (novel)
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Les Misérables (West End) basedOn Les Misérables (novel)
linked to: Les Misérables
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary basedOn Les Misérables (novel)
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