Les Misérables (1863)
Les Misérables is a 1863 French-language poverty book written by Victor Hugo.
In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.
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What is Les Misérables about?
In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.
When was Les Misérables published?
Les Misérables was published in 1863.
Who made Les Misérables?
Les Misérables was written by Victor Hugo.