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Romantic / Realist · Novel
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean’s pursuit by Inspector Javert anchors a vast narrative of poverty, law, grace, and revolutionary Paris.
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- Date
- 1862
- Origin
- France
- Genre
- Novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Jean Valjean’s pursuit by Inspector Javert anchors a vast narrative of poverty, law, grace, and revolutionary Paris.
This work is included on the basis of bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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