L'homme qui rit

by Victor Hugo

Overview

L'Homme qui rit est un roman philosophique de Victor Hugo publié en avril 1869 dont l'action se déroule dans l'Angleterre de la fin du xviie et du début du xviiie siècle. Il est notamment célèbre pour la figure mutilée dans un rire permanent de son héros qui a fortement inspiré le monde littéraire et cinématographique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9791041821914
Publisher:	Culturea
Publication date:	10/18/2023
Pages:	602
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 1.34(d)
Language:	French

About the Author

"If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away," the larger-than-life Victor Hugo once confessed. Indeed, this 19th-century French author's books — from the epic drama Les Misérables to the classic unrequited love story The Hunchback of Notre Dame — have spanned the ages, their themes of morality and redemption as applicable to our times as to his.

Date of Birth:

February 26, 1802

Date of Death:

May 22, 1885

Place of Birth:

Besançon, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

Pension Cordier, Paris, 1815-18