The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2002
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679642572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679642579 |
| Author: | Victor Hugo, Catherine Liu, Elizabeth McCracken |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | 2002nd |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2002 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 130mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“What a beautiful thingNotre-Dameis!” -Gustave Flaubert
“What a beautiful thing Notre-Dame is!” —Gustave Flaubert
About The Author
Victor Hugo
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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