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.
title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
titlecomplete: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
characters: Pierre Gringoire, Sister Gudule, Claude Frollo, Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers, Esmeralda, Quasimodo (Notre-Dame de Paris)), Jean Frollo
genres: Fiction, French Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical, France, Gothic, Romance, Novels, Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 196313
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics