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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Classic historical fiction
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
In fifteenth-century Paris, isolated bell ringer Quasimodo lives within Notre-Dame under the authority of the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo. Their lives converge around Esmeralda, a young dancer whose beauty attracts desire, prejudice, and accusations she cannot safely escape. The cathedral and the crowded city become central characters as public spectacle repeatedly overwhelms private compassion. Gothic, tragic, and far darker than many adaptations, this novel suits a stormy weekend for readers prepared for obsession, injustice, medieval Paris, and the painful contrast between outward appearance and moral deformity.
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Sexual obsession, harassment and attempted sexual assault; attempted kidnapping; torture/whipping and physical abuse; execution and hanging; murder and mob violence; death and grief; prejudice and dehumanization related to disability and ethnicity.
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