A list of important facts about victor hugos les miserables, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. This article teaches you fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 2012. While he was writing or trying to write les miserables, victor hugo found himself suffering from colygraphia thats our suggested technical word for writers block. Performing les miserables on stage is much more fun than pouring through the 1,000 pages or so of victor hugos novel. Find out about popular tv shows, movies, music, books, cars, interesting foods, sports facts, and other pop culture trends to get the right mix of questions and answers for your 2000sthemed trivia quiz. Les miserables has been a global phenomenon produced in 42. Interesting facts about les miserables musical london. Jean valjean, after spending nineteen years in jail and in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape, is finally released, but his past keeps haunting him. He had an unusual technique for dealing with writers block. Theatre nerds music theater eponine les miserables les miserables funny book fandoms angst movies and tv shows fun facts. Wtf fun facts for kids and people of all ages about yourself, animals, and the things around us. Read some interesting facts about the les miserables musical. Best opening day for a musical and best weekday christmas. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach.
Together, they created a concept album which broke the story down into ambitious, sweeping musical. Illustration by gustave brion authorvictor hugo illustratoremile bayard countryfirst published in belgium, when author was in selfimposed exile in guernsey languagefrench genreepic novel, historical fiction publishera. At the end of the day, this musical one of the most popular for a reason. Read les miserables 101 amazing facts you didnt know by g whiz available from rakuten kobo. And this is why les miserables is on my to be read while reading other things pile good for you, marius, good for you just read percy jackson and youll get your clever chapter titles. Les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862. Les miserables is one of the longest novels in european literature. Who was seated in such a way as to gain fantines confidence.
Another important character in the novel is javert. Join us for community, games, fun, learning, and team play. Tumblr stuffmy tumblrtumblr poststumblr funnybooks to readmy booksbook fandomstext postsbook nerd. Les miserables trivia and quizzes fun trivia quizzes. The story is about jean valjean, a french peasant, who serves nineteen years in jail for stealing a loaf of bread for his sisters starving child and. After it was announced that general lamarque has died, enjolras and the friends of the abc revolt against the way of living. If youve enjoyed the book, then this will be a must read d.
Set in the parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, the work follows the. Les miserables has won two audience awards for most popular show in 2012. Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and. Both stories include a lovable, streetdwelling young rascal.
Les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. The three hours long show, les mis is adapted on the popular victor hugos epic original novel. Thats what allison guinn will tell you, and she should know. Click the link for more information on the show, to buy tickets and much much more. There have been over 60 film adaptations of the story. The book is nearly 3,000 pages long and considered an epic. If a writer wrote merely for his time, i would have to break my pen and throw it away, the largerthanlife victor hugo once confessed. So he decided to take all his clothes off, take himself off to a room where he had only pen and paper for company, and force himself to write, without even the. Les miserables has been a global phenomenon produced in 42 countries.
Fun facts considered one of the greatest and most important novels ever written it has been adapted for film, radio, or tv over 60 different times the worlds longest running musical is based on this novel. As well as its global presence, the book and lyrics have been translated into 22. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title. Les miserables is no doubt one of the best musicals ever written. See more ideas about les miserables, eponine les miserables and carrie hope fletcher. In 1862, this french historical novel was published in the market. Performed in 42 countries, to over 60 million people, it has received 96 international presitgious awards. A list of important facts about victor hugos les miserables, including setting. Les miserables, novel by victor hugo, published in french in 1862.
Free online study guide summary for les miserables by victor hugobook notes chapter summary synopsis booknotes study guide analysis online notes. If i loved the book, but it was missing one of these, then i rate it a 4. Five fun facts about victor hugo, the celebrated author of les miserables. The novel is also called the miserable ones, the wretched, the wretched poor. Hugh jackman went 36 hours without water for les miserables. As for the story itself, les miserables is simply one of the greatest stories ever told. Facts about les miserables talk about one of the greatest novels in 19th century. Jean valjean saves cosette from the thenardiers on christmas. Best musical, best featured actor michael maguire, best featured actress frances ruffelle, best scenic design, best costume design, best lighting design, best direction of a musical, best score and best book. Based on victor hugos doorstopper of a novel, it follows one mans story of survival in the face of persecution amidst. The time period during which the story takes place was a political roller coaster for france, and hugo is a master at exploring the implications for every level of society. Les miserables central islip union free school district.
Les miserables or, as it is often shortened, les mis is a novel by victor hugo, published in 1862. If youve watched the movie, or read the book les miserables, then why not check out the top interesting facts about author, victor hugo. Free online study guide summary for les miserables by. It is the longestrunning musical in the world, seen by over 70 million people in 44 countries and in 22 languages. Ten facts you didnt know about les miserables victor hugos epic has captured and wrung the hearts of millions since its publication in the 1860s. Flying the french flag in the west end for over 30 years, les miserables has become part of londons theatre fabric. The novel contains various subplots, but the main thread is the story of ex convict jean. Simply head towards queens theatre, where you can enjoy one of the longest london musicals, les miserables. It was an instant popular success and was quickly translated into several languages. In fact, he makes sure that the plots coincidences are exaggerated. She would read along with the songs in the cd insert and had a pretty good grasp of the story line before beginning to read the book. My eight year old daughter wanted to read les miserables after listening to the musical for several years.
Seen by over 70 million people around the world, the production has become a mustsee for any theatregoer. Five fascinating facts about victor hugo interesting. The song is sung near the end of the first act, and is once again sung by almost the. Les mis has been staged in official productions in 42 countries. Fantine, cosette, marius, the idyll in the rue plumet and the epic in the rue st. It is considered to be one of the longest novels in history. So if a book is well written, resonates with me, and has a satisfying ending not meaning happy but right, then i rate the book a 5 star rating. All quotes from the show are from the les miserables student edition. And then, check out these fun facts about our beloved broadway fave. What are the amazing facts of les miserables by victor hugo. Set in the parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, the work follows the fortunes of the convict jean valjean, a victim of society. The title is french, translating in english to the wretched ones. The unabridged book is 1,900 pages in french, and approximately 1,500 pages in english.
Interesting facts about the les miserables musical ezinearticles. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office mar 19. But also rick riordan i laughed so hard when i saw this title as i. Did you know in 1841, hugo saved a prostitute from being arrested for assault and used part of his dialogue with the pol. Publication date 1862 les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th. Ten facts you didnt know about les miserables victoria.
However, the original french title is often used to entitle the book published in the. In honor of les miserables, here are ten interesting facts you probably didnt know. Ten facts you didnt know about les miserables victoria van vlear. Enjoyed the book but found some real literary flaws, a 3, or just found the book ok, even if. Les miserables gave his publisher over half a million francs over six years.
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