num_pages: 1222
description: Hugo uses the events of post-Napoleonic France as a backdrop to tell the story of Jean Valjean. Released after nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Valjean now seeks to redeem his life by helping others, particularly the lowly prostitute Fantine and her daughter, Cosette. At the same time Valjean is doggedly pursued by police inspector Javert.
language: English
title: Les Mis﻿érables
titlecomplete: Les Mis﻿érables
characters: Combeferre, Mademoiselle Gillenorman, Cosette, Bossuet, Fantine, Fauchelevent, Javert, Toussaint, Gavroche, Marius Pontmercy, Grantaire, Enjolras, Bahorel, Champmathieu, M. & Mme. Thénardier, Éponine, Jean Valjean, Felix Tholomyès, Azelma, Bishop Myriel
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 780419
places: Paris, Digne, Montreuil, France
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Fiction (Christine Donougher)
publisher: Barnes & Noble Books