Les Misérables
E206966
Les Misérables is a classic 19th-century French novel by Victor Hugo that explores themes of justice, redemption, and social inequality through the intertwined lives of several characters in post-revolutionary France.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Misérables canonical | 32 |
| Les Misérables (novel) | 5 |
| Les Misérables by Victor Hugo | 2 |
| Les Misérables (musical) | 1 |
| Les Misérables (novel) by Victor Hugo | 1 |
| Les Misérables universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1841380 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Misérables Context triple: [Victor Hugo, notableWork, Les Misérables]
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a 2012 epic musical drama film adaptation of the famed Victor Hugo novel and stage musical, known for its sweeping story of injustice and redemption in 19th-century France.
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Les Misérables (1998 film)
Les Misérables (1998 film) is a dramatic adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, featuring Geoffrey Rush alongside Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman in a story of redemption, justice, and social injustice in 19th-century France.
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Les Misérables (2018 miniseries)
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries) is a BBC television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, featuring David Oyelowo among its principal cast.
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Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the acclaimed album capturing the performances of the original Broadway cast of the hit musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel.
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E.
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its iconic red windmill, lavish shows, and role in popularizing the modern can-can dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Misérables Target entity description: Les Misérables is a classic 19th-century French novel by Victor Hugo that explores themes of justice, redemption, and social inequality through the intertwined lives of several characters in post-revolutionary France.
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A.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a 2012 epic musical drama film adaptation of the famed Victor Hugo novel and stage musical, known for its sweeping story of injustice and redemption in 19th-century France.
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B.
Les Misérables (1998 film)
Les Misérables (1998 film) is a dramatic adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, featuring Geoffrey Rush alongside Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman in a story of redemption, justice, and social injustice in 19th-century France.
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C.
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries)
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries) is a BBC television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, featuring David Oyelowo among its principal cast.
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D.
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the acclaimed album capturing the performances of the original Broadway cast of the hit musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel.
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E.
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its iconic red windmill, lavish shows, and role in popularizing the modern can-can dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Les Misérables (various film adaptations)
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surface form:
Les Misérables (1935 film)
Les Misérables (1998 film) ⓘ Les Misérables ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (2012 film)
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries) ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (TV miniseries)
Les Misérables (West End) ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (musical)
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| author | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | ~1460 pages in original French edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cosette
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surface form:
Cosette (Volume II)
Fantine (Volume I) ⓘ Jean Valjean (Volume V) ⓘ Marius (Volume III) ⓘ The Idyll in the Rue Plumet and the Epic in the Rue Saint-Denis (Volume IV) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Les Misérables (West End)
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surface form:
Les Misérables (musical theatre adaptations worldwide)
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| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cosette
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Enjolras ⓘ Fantine ⓘ Javert in Les Misérables ⓘ
surface form:
Javert
Jean Valjean ⓘ Marius Pontmercy ⓘ Thénardiers ⓘ
surface form:
Thénardier
Éponine ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
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To love another person is to see the face of God. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. Charpentier et Cie
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surface form:
A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie
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| setInLocation |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 19th century
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post-Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| structure | five volumes ⓘ |
| theme |
forgiveness
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justice ⓘ law and grace ⓘ moral transformation ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ revolution ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Les Misérables Description of subject: Les Misérables is a classic 19th-century French novel by Victor Hugo that explores themes of justice, redemption, and social inequality through the intertwined lives of several characters in post-revolutionary France.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables universe
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel)
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel)
subject surface form:
"Stars" (Les Misérables musical)
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel) by Victor Hugo
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel)
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel)
this entity surface form:
Les Misérables (novel)