The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Notre-Dame de Paris
Set in 15th-century Paris, this novel follows the story of Quasimodo, a deformed and hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, who is shunned due to his appearance. Despite his physical deformities, Quasimodo falls in love with the beautiful gypsy girl, Esmeralda. However, his love is unrequited as she is in love with a handsome soldier. The novel explores themes of love, rejection, and the human struggle against fate and societal norms.
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- Published
- 1831
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 300-500
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- Chrám Matky Božej V Paríži
- Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame
- Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame
- El Jorobado de Notre Dame
- Il Gobbo di Notre-Dame
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- 31st on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 52nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 74th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 77th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 90th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 94th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 96th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 134th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 569th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels in the World (Published in 1899) (The Daily Telegraph)
- F. B. Perkins' List of 100 Best Fiction (LibraryThing (from The Book Lover by James Baldwin (1910)))
- Fifty Representative Historical Novels (Jonathan Nield, 1925) (A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales by Jonathan Nield)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Madeline Miller's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The Best Classics (The Times)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)