The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Book Description The paths of beauty and ugliness, goodness and evil, mercy and cruelty, purity and passion intersect. Father Frollo takes under his protection the orphaned baby left at the door of the Notre Dame Church, names the baby Quasimodo and raises him. Esmeralda, who was kidnapped by Gypsies when she was a little child, fascinates those around her with her beauty and dazzles everyone. Quasimodo falls in love with Esmeralda as soon as he sees her and tries to kidnap her. Unfortunately, Esmeralda's heart is not with Quasimodo, who is mocked for the hump on his back, but with Captain Pœbus, who saved her from Quasimodo's hands. As if all this were not enough, despite all the prohibitions and rules, Pastor Frollo is also in love with Esmeralda. Because of this uncontrollable passion, nothing happens to Esmeralda; The young girl, who is at the center of these three different loves, will be accused of a crime she did not commit and will be forced to face various difficulties. This work of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), set in the dark streets of Paris where poverty reigns, has gained an important place among the masterpieces of world literature. You will read with interest this famous classic, which was transferred to the big screen, staged as a musical and translated into many languages. (From the Promotional Bulletin)