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Les Misérables

American

[lay mee-zay-ra-bl^uh] / leɪ mi zeɪˈra blə /

noun

a novel (1862) by Victor Hugo.

Les Misérables Cultural

(1862) A novel by Victor Hugo. The central character, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for stealing a single loaf of bread. Later, seeking respectability, Valjean is hounded by his archenemy, Inspector Javert.

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The broad canvas of Hugo's novel has been adapted for numerous films and a long-running Broadway (see also Broadway) musical (usually known as Les Miz).

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For example, the researchers analyzed an English translation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and mapped its changing meaning throughout the novel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But his wish list of non-woke repertory, which also included Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, draws on an attachment that predates his entry into national politics: Broadway musicals.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Dr Liz Savage, special collections assistant at Cambridge University Library, helped to catalogue the Les Misérables sections of the archive.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

Gilroy set to work meticulously highlighting the Maine-area colloquialisms and metaphors and building out Detective Mackey as a Javert-type villain, echoing the relentless inspector in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables."

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

They had never even seen Les Misérables, for crying out loud!

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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