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30 interesting facts about Victor Hugo
If you've seen the movie or read the book Les Misérables, then why not check out the top interesting facts about author Victor Hugo.
His full name is Victor Marie Hugo.
He was born on February 26, 1802 in Besançon, France.
He died on May 22, 1885, in Paris, France.
He has two brothers - Abel and Eugene.
His father was a Napoleonic general.
His parents broke up when he was sixteen.
For his book of poems, Hugo was given numerous gifts and a stipend of 3,000 francs by King Louis XVIII.
In 1822, Hugo married his childhood sweetheart, Adele Foucher.
The couple had many children: Léopold died as a child (1823), Léopoldine (1824), Charles (1826), François-Victor (1828), and Adele (1830).
His first novel Han d’Islande was published in 1823.
His first long novel was published in 1831, titled Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was released in 1996 as a Disney animation.
Hugo began planning his most famous work Les Misérables in the 1830s. It was eventually published in 1862.
Les Misérables earned her publisher more than half a million francs in six years.
The book has five segments: Fantine, Cosette, Marius, The Idyll in the Rue Plumet and Epic in the Rue St.
It is considered one of the longest novels in history.
In 1851, Hugo decided to live in exile following the Napoleonic III coup.
In 1881, Hugo was recognized by a group of Belgians who had broken through his windows and doors, shouting "Defeat Victor Hugo, Destroy Jean Valjean!"
In 1878, he suffered a minor stroke.
The people of France all celebrate his eightieth birthday.
When he got close to the hospital bed, he asked to hold a funeral for a patient.
When Hugo died, his coffin was placed under the Arc de Triomphe to be held all night and all night.
Hugo identifies himself as a Catholic and has great respect for the church.
Hugo is an advocate of Romanticism and Republicanism.
The original Les Misérables musical opened at the Barbican Center in London on October 8, 1985.
This is the longest musical in the West End.
Icon is the young Cosette, based on the illustration novel Emile Bayard.
The show won many Tony awards, including "Best Book of a Musical".
The show has been produced in more than 42 countries and has been translated into more than 21 languages.
In 2012, Les Misérables was released as a musical film, starring Hugh Jackman (Jean Valjean), Russell Crowe (Javert), Anne Hathaway (Fantine), Amanda Seyfried (Cosette), Eddie Redmayne (Marius),
