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1802–1885
A giant of French literature, he gave the world sweeping stories of justice, mercy, love, and revolt. Best known for Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, he wrote with the emotional force of a poet and the social conscience of a reformer.

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by Pierre Dufay, Victor Hugo

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Born in 1802, Victor Hugo became one of the defining writers of 19th-century France: a poet, novelist, and playwright whose work helped shape the Romantic movement. His books combined memorable characters and dramatic plots with deep concern for poverty, inequality, and human dignity.
His most famous novels, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, have reached readers around the world and inspired countless stage and screen adaptations. Beyond fiction, he was also a major public figure who spoke out on political and social issues, and part of his life was spent in exile after opposing the regime of Napoleon III.
When Hugo died in 1885, he was honored as a national figure in France, and his influence has lasted far beyond his own century. His writing is still loved for its grandeur, compassion, and belief that literature can speak both to private sorrow and to public justice.