Author

• Who was Le Miserable written by?

  Victor-Marie Hugo
• Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and playwright
• Hugo is considered one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 19th century.
• Hugo's work significantly shaped Romanticism in Literature
• Hugo was buried in the Pantheon in Paris
• Pantheon


  A site reserved for the nation’s greatest figures. 
• When and where was Hugo born?

  • February 26, 1802
  • Besançon, France
• When and where did Hugo die?

  • May 22, 1885
  • Paris, France
• Hugo's works often address themes of justice, love, redemption, social inequality, and the struggle between good and evil.