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Three extraordinary characters caught in a web of fatal obsession are at thecentre of Hugos novel. The grotesque hunchback Quasimodo bellringer ofNotreDame owes his life to the austere archdeacon Claude Frollo who in turnis bound by a hopeless passion to the gypsy dancer Esmeralda. She meanwhileis bewitched by a handsome emptyheaded officer but by an unthinking act ofkindness wins Quasimodos selfless devotion. Behind the central figures moves apageant of picturesque characters ranging from the cruel superstitious kingLouis XI to the underworld of beggars and petty criminals. These disreputabletruands nighttime assault on the cathedral is one of the most spectacularsetpieces of Romantic literature. Hugo vividly depicts medieval Paris whereall life is dominated by the massive cathedral. His passionate enthusiasm forGothic architecture is set within the context of an epic view of mankindshistory to which he attaches even more importance than to the novelscompelling story. Alban Krailsheimers new translation is a fresh approach tothis monumental classic by Frances most celebrated Romantic. «
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