Summary
Victor Hugo: Church of the Virgin in Paris
At the center of Hugo's monumental work and one of the most significant novels of French literature are three extraordinary characters caught in a web of passion and revenge. The bell ringer Quasimodo, the archdeacon Claude Frollo and the beautiful Esmeralda are the actors of one of the most emotional and touching stories in the history of world literature. In a literal, but also symbolic sense, the central place in the novel is occupied by the greatest achievement of French Gothic architecture – the Church of the Virgin Mary in Paris. In this unique space, Victor Hugo placed his timeless story of love, lust, betrayal, ruin and redemption, which intrigues generations of readers to this day.
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