Notre-Dame de Paris

Set against the backdrop of 15th-century Paris, Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris" intricately weaves the fates of its richly drawn characters, primarily focusing on the hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo, the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, and the tormented priest Claude Frollo. Written in a stylized prose that oscillates between a lyrical narrative and vivid, almost cinematic descriptions, the novel...