description: This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description.
language: English
title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
titlecomplete: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
characters: Sister Gudule, Claude Frollo, Pierre Gringoire, Quasimodo (Notre-Dame de Paris)), Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers, Jean Frollo, Esmeralda
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, French Literature, Novels, Gothic, Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 196249
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics