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Originally Posted by Panchax
Just finished The Hunchback of Notre Dame By Victor Hugo. Incredible. This second of his books that I have read. I think the defining elements of his style are a focus on 'the big picture', rather than the story actually being told in the book, a somewhat detached point of view, and the way he defines his characters by their weaknesses rather than their strengths.
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I loved that book! I find the translation makes a big difference though. One version I had was full of wonderful flowing prose, another more stilted.