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
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.