" Victor Hugo was a writer of the 19th century in France. Hugo wrote "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and "Les Miserables". Hugo was a self-proclaimed "revolutionary socialist" and a vocal opponent of French emperor Louis Napoleon, and so Hugo was forced into exile. He first went to Brussels, and then to England's Channel Islands, and it was here that he completed "Les Miserables". Most modern readers may be unfamiliar with the life of this great author, but then most people outside of France only know him as the author of "Les Miserables", and the many different movie versions of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
Victor Hugo was born on February 26, 1802 in Besancon, France. His father, Leopold, was a womanizing Napoleonic general, and his mother, Sophie, was somewhat eccentric. She would grow tired of her husband's philandering, and separate from Victor's father in 1803, and during this time of separation she would have total control of Victor's upbringing and education.
Victor Hugo would die on May 22, 1885 at the age of 83. "
Nathaniel Ford, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1800's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- long lived adults
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this person?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- capitalism
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
