Novelist · 1802 – 1885
Victor Marie Hugo
Little-Known Facts
- Hugo spent nearly twenty years in exile, much of it on the island of Guernsey, where he wrote Les Misérables.
- He was also a prolific artist, producing thousands of striking ink-and-wash drawings.
Myths & Misconceptions
Was Hugo only a novelist?
No. He was equally celebrated in his lifetime as a poet and dramatist, and was a leading public and political figure in France.