description: Les MisA(c)rables is primarily a great humanitarian work that encourages compassion and hope in the face of adversity and injustice. It is also a historical novel of great scope, and provides a detailed vision of nineteenth-century French politics and society.
language: English
title: Les Miserables
titlecomplete: Les Miserables
characters: Bossuet, Bahorel, Cosette, Jean Valjean, Felix Tholomyès, Grantaire, Mademoiselle Gillenorman, Bishop Myriel, Enjolras, Combeferre, Gavroche, Marius Pontmercy, Éponine, Fantine, Fauchelevent, Toussaint, M. & Mme. Thénardier, Champmathieu, Javert, Azelma
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Novels, Classic Literature, France, Historical Fiction, Fiction, French Literature, Romance
ratings_count: 780527
places: France, Montreuil, Paris, Digne
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Fiction (Christine Donougher)
publisher: Tantor Media