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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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Average rating: 4.16 · 1,153,927 ratings · 41,359 reviews · 6,708 distinct works • Similar authors

	Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 811,990 ratings — published 1862 — 44 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 — 206,423 ratings — published 1831 — 4152 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 3.97 avg rating — 32,798 ratings — published 1829 — 674 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 4.24 avg rating — 13,843 ratings — published 1869 — 736 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 — 11,807 ratings — published 1862 — 747 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) 4.41 avg rating — 6,658 ratings — published 1862 — 670 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 — 5,915 ratings — published 1874 — 650 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) 4.06 avg rating — 4,595 ratings — published 1866 — 546 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 3.96 avg rating — 3,493 ratings — published 1856 — 232 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
	Ruy Blas 3.54 avg rating — 3,448 ratings — published 1838 — 273 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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