Question: Who is the  french  novelist that wrote The Hunchback  of Notre-Dame 
Context: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris ) is a French Romantic/Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.  The original French title refers to Notre Dame Cathedral, on which the story is centered.  English translator Frederic Shoberl named the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in 1833 because at the time, Gothic novels were more popular than Romance novels in England.  The story is set in Paris, France in the Late Middle Ages, during the reign of Louis XI. Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur is a private French language co-education secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur shares its name with the University of Notre Dame, which was also founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross.  "Notre-Dame" means "Our Lady" in French and refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.  "Sacré-Cœur" means "Sacred Heart", which refers to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love.  It is generally considered one of the best French-language secondary schools in the city.  This school is right in front of Saint Joseph's Oratory.  In fact, Saint André Bessette, the man who built Saint Joseph's Oratory, was Collège Notre-Dame's doorkeeper. Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon (Vietnamese: "Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Bà Sài Gòn" or "Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn" ; French: "Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saigon" ), officially Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception (Vietnamese: "Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Mẹ Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội" ; French: "Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée Conception" ) is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  Established by French colonists who initially named it "Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon", the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880.  It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet). Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal ) is a basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  The church is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street.  It is located next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square. The Hunchback is a 1997 New Zealand fantasy television film based on Victor Hugo's iconic 1831 novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", directed by Peter Medak and produced by Stephane Reichel.  It stars Richard Harris as Claude Frollo, Salma Hayek as Esmeralda and Mandy Patinkin as Quasimodo, the titular hunchback of Notre Dame. Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French and Québécois musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris.  It is based upon the novel "Notre-Dame de Paris" ("The Hunchback of Notre-Dame") by the French novelist Victor Hugo.  The music was composed by Riccardo Cocciante (also known as Richard Cocciante) and the lyrics are by Luc Plamondon. Sydney Singerman (24 April 1896 in Manchester, England – 8 May 1996) was an editor, whose only edit work was in the silent movie "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" from 1923 based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Quasimodo (from Quasimodo Sunday) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (1831) by Victor Hugo.  Quasimodo was born with a hunchback and feared by the townspeople as a sort of monster, but he finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death.  The role of Quasimodo has been played by many actors in film and stage adaptations, including Lon Chaney, Sr. (1923) and Charles Laughton (1939), as well as Tom Hulce in the 1996 Disney animated adaptation.  In 2010, a British researcher found evidence suggesting there was a real-life hunchbacked stone carver who worked at Notre Dame during the same period Victor Hugo was writing the novel and they may have even known each other. Victor Marie Hugo (] ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement.  Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers.  Outside of France, his most famous works are the novels "Les Misérables ", 1862, and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (French: "Notre-Dame de Paris" ), 1831.  In France, Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections, such as "Les Contemplations " ("The Contemplations") and "La Légende des siècles " ("The Legend of the Ages"). Notre-Dame de Paris (Latvian: "Parīzes Dievmātes katedrāle") is a Latvian operatic melodrama by Zigmārs Liepiņš with Kaspars Dimiters' libretto based on motifs from Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".
Answer: Victor Hugo