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Ninety-Three is the last novel by the French writer Victor Hugo. Published in 1874, shortly after the bloody upheaval of the Paris Commune, the novel concerns the Revolt in the Vendée and Chouannerie – the counter-revolutionary revolts in 1793 during the French Revolution. It is divided into three parts, but not …
A critic in The Galaxy who admired Hugo's The Man Who Laughs (1869) and spoke with him about it called Hugo "a dreamer, a radical, a splendid, salient figure." It is one of his bitterest indictments of the cruelty and selfishness of society. Victor-Marie Hugo is known abroad for his novels, especially Les Miserables …
Hernani on Victor Hugo näidend, mis pärineb 1830. aastast. Kui see esimest korda lavastati, oli ta stiililt ja sisult nii mässumeelne, et põhjustas Comédie Française'is rahutusi, mis kestsid rohkem kui kolm kuud. Stiililine mässumeelsus väljendus juba esimeses kahes värsis: Serait-ce déjà lui? C'est bien à l'escalier …