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Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables has been the subject of many adaptations in various media since its original publication in 1862. Books (adaptations and sequels) 1872, Gavroche: The Gamin of Paris, translated and adapted by M. C. Pyle. 1922, The Story of "Les Misérables", adapted by Isabel C. Fortey. 1935, Jean Val Jean, a condensed retelling by Solomon Cleaver. 1946, Les Misérables, adapted by Mabel Dodge Holmes, edited by Grace A. Benscoter. 1995, Cosette: The Sequel to Les Misérables by Laura Kalpakian, more a sequel to the musical than to Hugo's novel. 1995, Les Misérables, adapted by Monica Kulling for the Bullseye Step Into Classics series. 1998, මනුතාපය (English Transliteration: Manuthaapaya) translated to Sinhala by R. A. Iriyagolle. 2001, French author François Cérésa wrote two sequels, Cosette or the Time of Illusions and Marius or The Fugitive. Hugo's descendants, including his great-great-grandson Pierre Hugo, wanted the novels banned, claiming that they breached the moral rights of the author and betrayed the "respect of the integrity" and "spirit" of Hugo's original novel. 2013, Barricades: The Journey Of Javert, a novel by C.A. Shilton based on the early life of Javert. 2014, A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher, a novel based on the early life of Éponine, published by Chicken House Ltd. 2019, Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell, the first book in the 'System Divine' series which serves as a futuristic sci-fi retelling of Les Miserables. 2020, A Wish in the Dark, a children's fantasy novel by Christina Soontornvat 2020, The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant, a loose retelling of Les Misérables and The Jungle Book with Éponine as the main character. It is the first book in a trilogy. Comics Western comics 1943: Classic Comics releases a comics adaptation with illustrations by Rolland H. Livingstone. 1961: Classic Comics releases a revision of the 1943 adaptation with illustrations by Norman Nodel. 1975: François Dermaut adapted the story into a comic book version for the magazine Djin. 1979: Rene Giffey illustrated an adaptation in three parts: "Jean Valjean et Javert," "Gavroche," and "Cosette et Marius." 1996: Eddy Paape illustrated "Les Misérables : Jean Valjean," with a second planned instalment called "Les Thénardiers" but it was never released. 2010: Daniel Bardet and Bernard Capo illustrated an adaptation published in two parts. Manga 1963: Aa Mujō, a manga adaptation by Takeshi Kojo. Published in Nakayoshi magazine. 1973: Created by Taro Minamoto. First released in installments for the magazine Kibou no Tomo, then published in two volumes. 1996: Les Misérable, illustrated by Akira Misaki. Distributed by Sunmark Publishing. 2006: Written by Yoichi Hirakawa and illustrated by Machiko Satonaka. Published in 5 volumes by KADOKAWA CORPORATION. 2009: Manga de Dokuha adaptation, produced by Kosuke Maruo and illustrated by Variety Art Works. 2012: Song of Alouette, by Kanako Inuki. Published in seven volumes. 2013: Serial manga adaptation by Takahiro Arai in Japan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine. 2014: UDON Manga Classics manga adaptation. Art by SunNeko Lee and story adaptation by Crystal Silvermoon. 2016: Manga Grimm Fairy Tales Sensual Fairy Tale for Adults 2 ~Les Misérables~, by Junko Okada. Published by BUNKASHA. Film 1897, Victor Hugo et les principaux personnages des misérables, a short film by the Lumière brothers. The film is extant. 1905, Le Chemineau (English: The Vagabond), a five-minute short directed by Albert Capellani. The film is extant and available on several DVD releases. 1909, in three parts, entitled The Price of a Soul, The Ordeal and A New Life. The film was directed by Edwin S. Porter and produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. Although faithful to the novel, it is not a complete adaptation as the final part ends with Valjean entering the convent. The film is believed to be lost. The first installment was sometimes billed as The Bishop's Candlesticks. 1909, in four parts, entitled Jean Valjean, The Galley Slave, Fantine; or, A Mother's Love and Cosette, directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced by The Vitagraph Company of America. This film, believed to be lost, is the first motion picture adaptation of the complete novel. 1910, Aa Mujou, Japanese adaptation, director unknown 1913, again directed by Capellani with Henry Krauss as Valjean. Budgeted at $100,000, publicity at the time hailed it as "the greatest motion picture ever made". 1913, The Bishop's Candlesticks, directed Herbert Brenon, adaptation of a popular one-act play by Norman McKinnel based on the first volume of the novel 1917, directed by Frank Lloyd, produced by William Fox and starring William Farnum as Valjean 1922, Tense Moments with Great Authors, a British production featuring scenes from the novel and starring Lyn Harding as Valjean. 1923, Aa Mujou, a Japanese adaptation directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara and Yoshinobu Ikeda; production cancelled after two of four parts 1925, directed by Henri Fescourt, starring Gabriel Gabrio, Jean Toulout, Sandra Milowanoff and François Rozet 1929, The Bishop's Candlesticks, directed by George Abbott, adaptation of a popular one-act play by Norman McKinnel of the first volume of the novel, the first sound film adaptation, with Walter Huston as Jean Valjean 1929, Aa Mujo, a Japanese adaptation directed by Seika Shiba 1931, Jean Valjean, directed by Tomu Uchida 1934, a four and a half hour French version directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Florelle, Josseline Gaël and Jean Servais 1935, directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Fredric March as Valjean, Charles Laughton as Javert, Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the Bishop, Florence Eldridge as Fantine, Rochelle Hudson as Cosette and John Beal as Marius; the first adaptation nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture. 1937, Gavrosh, a Soviet adaptation directed by Tatyana Lukashevich 1938, Kyojinden, a Japanese adaptation directed by Mansaku Itami 1943, Los Miserables, a Mexican adaptation directed by Renando A. Rovero 1944, El Boassa, an Egyptian adaptation directed by Kamal Selim 1948 (I Miserabili), directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Gino Cervi, Giovanni Hinrich, Valentina Cortese, Duccia Giraldi and Aldo Nicodemi 1949, Les Nouveaux Misérables, directed by Henri Verneuil 1950, Re Mizeraburu: Kami To Akuma (English: Les Miserables: Gods and Demons) and Re Mizeraburu: Kami To Jiyu No Hata (English: Les Misérables: Flag of Love and Liberty). Directed by Daisuke Itô and Masahiro Makino respectively, and released on 3 and 14 November respectively. 1950, Ezhai Padum Padu and Beedala Patlu, directed by K. Ramnoth in Tamil and Telugu 1952, directed by Lewis Milestone, with Michael Rennie as Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, Sylvia Sidney as Fantine, Edmund Gwenn as the Bishop, Debra Paget as Cosette and Cameron Mitchell as Marius 1955, Kundan, an Indian Hindi film directed by Sohrab Modi 1956, Duppathage Duka, Sri .... Discover the Jessica Brody Joanne Rendell popular books. 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