Name: Les Contemplations (in French)
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Author: Victor Hugo

Type

Physical Book

Author

Victor Hugo

Publisher

Createspace

Language

French

Pages

378

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x2 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781981795307

Synopsis "Les Contemplations (in French)"

Vingt-cinq années sont dans ces deux volumes. Grande mortalis vi spatium. L'auteur a laissé, pour ainsi dire, ce livre se faire en lui. La vie, en filtrant goutte à goutte à travers les événements et les souffrances, l'a déposé dans son coeur. Ceux qui s'y pencheront retrouveront leur propre image dans cette eau profonde et triste, qui s'est lentement amassée là, au fond d'une âme. Qu'est-ce que les Contemplations ? C'est ce qu'on pourrait appeler, si le mot n'avait quelque prétention, les Mémoires d'une âme.

Victor Hugo

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Victor Marie Hugo (Besançon, France, 1802 - 1885) was a writer, poet, playwright, and French politician, a central figure of Romanticism and one of the most influential literary voices of the 19th century. His work includes emblematic novels such as Les Misérables (1862), which denounces social injustice in 19th century France, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), which powerfully portrays life in medieval Paris. In theater, he revolutionized the genre with plays like Hernani (1830) and Cromwell (1827), while his poetry, highlighted in collections such as Les Contemplations (1856) and The Legend of the Centuries (1859-1883), combines lyricism and social commitment

Exiled for about 20 years due to his opposition to the regime of Napoleon III, he produced many of his most significant works during this period, also expanding his political work as a deputy and senator after his return. He was recognized with membership in the French Academy and the Legion of Honor. His literary and political legacy remains a benchmark for social justice and artistic expression.

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