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Victor Hugo

Born

in Besançon, Doubs, France

February 26, 1802

Died

May 22, 1885

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Philosophy

Influences

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After Napoleon III seized power in 1851, French writer Victor Marie Hugo went into exile and in 1870 returned to France; his novels include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).

This poet, playwright, novelist, dramatist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, and perhaps the most influential, important exponent of the Romantic movement in France, campaigned for human rights. People in France regard him as one of greatest poets of that country and know him better abroad.

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	Les Misérables 4.22 avg rating — 867,956 ratings — published 1862 — 3357 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 226,158 ratings — published 1831 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Day of a Condemned Man 3.94 avg rating — 47,723 ratings — published 1829 — 918 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Laughs 4.25 avg rating — 15,691 ratings — published 1869 — 317 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantine (Les Misérables, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 13,969 ratings — published 1862 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Misérables: Volume Two (Les Misérables, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 8,514 ratings — published 1862 — 800 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ninety-Three 4.08 avg rating — 6,873 ratings — published 1874 — 734 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo, James Hogarth (Translator), Graham Robb (Introduction) 4.05 avg rating — 5,383 ratings — published 1866 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Contemplations 3.93 avg rating — 4,303 ratings — published 1856 — 209 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claude gueux 3.79 avg rating — 3,800 ratings — published 1834 — 204 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Οι άθλιοι (2 books)
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Νατάσα Τσαγκαράκου (Translator),

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