Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a French novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1862, following the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean against an unforgiving society.
The title translates to "the miserable ones" or "the wretched." The story has been adapted into one of the longest-running musical theater productions: We saw Les Mis on Broadway.
- Victor HugoFrench nineteenth-century novelist
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- povertySevere lack of resources
- French literatureWritten works from France
- film adaptationsMovies based on books
Javert · Cosette · Fantine · bread · redemption · barricade · student uprising · candlesticks · forgiveness · Jean Valjean · prison number · chain gang · bishop · novel · revolution · Broadway · sacrifice · serialized fiction
Les MisérablesThe Producers
Those financing entertainment projects
Spamalot · Legally Blonde · Hairspray · The Importance of Being Earnest · A Midsummer Night's Dream
Les MisérablesThe Great Gatsby
Twenties novel about obsession
The Importance of Being Earnest · Downton Abbey · Crazy Rich Asians · Gossip Girl · Marie Antoinette
Les MisérablesWaiting for Godot
Absurdist drama about fruitless expectation
Hemingway · Samuel Beckett · haiku · minimalism · flash fiction