I want to read more or Vicotor Hugo's books revised in the English Language.
Did he ever write more than just Les Miserables?
2006-10-01 02:23:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Oh yes though only Notre Dame de Paris - which was made into The Hunchback of Notre Dame - is really read these days. Opera buffs know he also wrote Hernani which became the plot of the Verdi opera Ernani.
If you like Victor Hugo, try Balzac (Old Father Goriot, Cousin Bette etc) or even Dickens, who goes in for the same, huge sprawling canvas of characters but has room for humour too, try Great Expectations or David Copperfield.
Oh, and J'accuse was written by Emil Zola, not Victor Hugo.
PS and it's usually pronounced "Oogo" if you're going into a bookshop to look for his works.
2006-10-02 09:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. He was prolific as a novelist and brave journalist. Look up Wikipaedia and the Gutenberg project - talk to any capable librarian to discover translations. Amongst other things he wrote "J'accuse" which blew the lid off the Dreyfus case. He was also a great friend of the Impressionist painters and you may find his letters in books on them, especially Monet. If you enjoy him, try Balzac, and Daudet. Good luck.
2006-10-01 09:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he did, although I've only found 2 others in the US : The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Ninety-Three. I absolutely recommend Hunchback, but didn't enjoy Ninety-Three as much.
2006-10-01 09:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by livesimply 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-01 09:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
check it out on the net...
2006-10-01 09:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by aBranch@60-WA ,<>< 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2006-10-01 10:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by stelian s 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋