Les Misérables

[ French ley mee-zey-ra-bluh ]

noun

1. a novel (1862) by Victor Hugo.

Les Misérables

1. (1862) A novel by Victor Hugo . The central character , Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for stealing a single loaf of bread. Later, seeking respectability, Valjean is hounded by his archenemy, Inspector Javert.

Notes

The broad canvas of Hugo's novel has been adapted for numerous films and a long-running Broadway (see also Broadway ) musical (usually known as Les Miz ).

Example Sentences

This time around, the already viral clip that is helping keep Flaa's name a topic of public discourse centers on a 12-year-old interview with Hathaway meant to promote the actor's role in "Les Misérables," where Flaa is seen squandering her brief junket slot by asking her interview subject to sing her answers.

From Salon

Still, so many standout stage numbers — “Flowers” from “Hadestown,” “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables” — begin relatively delicately, as its damaged characters are at their lowest moments, and are delivered with a fragility that’s both emotionally palpable and pleasing to the ear.

From Los Angeles Times

After school, she moved to New York to study acting, and sang in early versions of musicals like The Wiz and Les Miserables.

From BBC

“The sewer is the conscience of the city,” wrote the poet and novelist Victor Hugo, of Les Misérables fame.

From Los Angeles Times

Dubbed "Les Miserables" in the press, an attempt to reboot his image by going on Celebrity Big Brother in 2002 backfired, leading Piers Morgan to write in the Mirror that he was "the most pathetic man in Britain".

From BBC