The Miserables AKA Les Misérables AKA The Wretched AKA The Miserable Ones AKA The Wretched Poor AKA The Victims AKA The Dispossessed

The Miserables or Les Misérables is a novel in several volumes, written by Victor Hugo. The original title in French is Les Misérables. Over the years, it has been translated into the English under several different titles, including The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed, plus its original title in French, but it is best known under the latter.

The action spans from 1815 to 1832.

The musical Les Misérables is based on the novel.

In the Sceneweb database, The Miserables is used when referring to the novel, to reduce confusion with the musical.

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(Objekt ID 22913)
Object type Artwork
Original title Les Misérables
Work type Script
Original language French