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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

by Victor Hugo

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Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral’s tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodo’s motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.

Review:

“What a beautiful thing Notre-Dame is!” —Gustave Flaubert

Synopsis:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-483).

Synopsis:

Hugo's great historical romance, renowned for its tragic story as well as for its masterful detailing of medieval Parisian life, in a revised translation of the anonymous nineteenth-century English translation.
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About the Author

Catherine Liu is an associate professor in the cultural studies and comparative literature department at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of Copying Machines: Taking Notes for the Automaton and a novel, Oriental Girls Desire Romance.

Elizabeth McCracken is the author of Niagara Falls All Over Again and The Giant’s House. She lives in Massachusetts.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679642572
Translator:
Liu, Catherine
Introduction:
McCracken, Elizabeth
Introduction:
McCracken, Elizabeth
Author:
Hugo, Victor
Author:
Liu, Catherine
Publisher:
Modern Library
Location:
New York
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
History
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
France
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Paris
Subject:
France History Louis XI, 1461-1483.
Subject:
Paris (France) History To 1515.
Edition Number:
2002
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
The Modern Library classics
Series Volume:
9
Publication Date:
October 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
8.05x5.19x1.09 in. .83 lbs.
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