Question 1

What is Les Misérables about?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Who wrote Les Misérables?

Accepted Answer

Les Misérables was written by Victor Hugo.

Question 3

How many pages is Les Misérables?

Accepted Answer

Les Misérables is 520 pages long.

Question 4

When was Les Misérables published?

Accepted Answer

Les Misérables was published in 1862.

Question 5

What genre is Les Misérables?

Accepted Answer

Les Misérables is shelved under romance.