Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French novelist, poet, and dramatist who is one of the towering figures of nineteenth-century literature. Born in Besançon in 1802, he became the most prominent French writer of his era, a political activist, and a champion of social justice. His novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame are among the most famous and beloved works in world literature. Hugo's writing is characterised by its epic scope, its compassion for the poor and oppressed, and its belief in the power of human goodness to overcome injustice. He was also a major political figure, serving in the French National Assembly and spending years in exile for opposing Napoleon III. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers some of the greatest novels ever written — epic, passionate fiction about justice, love, and the indomitable human spirit.