‘Les Misérables’ is one of the greatest classics of world literature. The masterpiece by Victor Hugo also remains very popular thanks to the musical version and the many movies.
In March, it is exactly 150 years since ‘Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo was published. Not in Paris as is often assumed, but in Brussels. The first theatrical performance of ‘Les Misérables’, an adaptation of the book by his son Charles, also took place in Brussels
To mark the 150th anniversary of ‘Les Misérables’ there are lots of events on the programme, from the purely literary to the gastronomic.
