Victor Hugo

 Victor-Marie Hugo (French pronunciation: [viktoR MaRiygo] 26 February 1802 - 22 Mai 1885) is a French Romantic writer as well as politician and politician. Through a lengthy literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in many types and genres. He is regarded as one of the best French writers of all time.His most well-known works include the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Miserables (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections like Les Contemplations (The Contemplations) and La Legende des siecles (The Legend of the Ages). Hugo was among the pioneers of the Romantic literary movement through his plays Cromwell and drama Hernani. His work influenced many music compositions, both during his lifetime and following his death. Hugo produced over 4,000 drawings during his lifetime and advocated for social causes like the abrogation of capital punishment.