The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. There have been several dramatic adaptations of The Man Who Laughs. These include a popular film, directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova.

Hugo wrote The Man Who Laughs, or the Laughing Man, over a period of fifteen months while he was living in the Channel Islands, having been exiled from his native France due to the controversial political content of his previous novels. Hugo's working title for this book was On the King's Command, but a friend suggested The Man Who Laughs.

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	May 30, 2019
ISBN13	9781618955173
Publishers	Bibliotech Press
Pages	508
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 32 mm · 893 g
Language	English

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