Victor Hugo

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‘One of the best biographies I have read, ever’ – Selina Hastings. ‘Mr. Robb has written an enthralling book – one of the great biographies of our time. He makes Hugo’s life a story as exciting to read as it was extraordinary to have lived. His narrative gift is matchless, with a compelling style and fair judgments that Hugo was not accustomed to in life’ – Allan Massie, Daily Telegraph. ‘Robb achieves the goal of all good literary biographies by making us long to regain, or savor for the first time, Hugo’s company as a writer. No chronicler has ever looked this prodigy of nature so unflinchingly in the eye’ – Jonathan Keates, Literary Review. ‘Graham Robb’s exuberant biography of the French writer blows the cobwebs away from a neglected hero and presents him in unforgettable shape. Robb’s jaunty style is gloriously appropriate to his subject. His enthusiasm is hugely exhilarating, making this biography a fascinating study in the making of a celebrity’ – Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times, Books of the Year. ‘The best life of the writer available in English (and likely to remain so for some time). His fascinating, totally readable work will introduce Hugo to many readers who know him only as a name’ – Robin Buss, Independent on Sunday.