A storybook retelling of Hugo's classic of the lonely bellringer
and his hopeless love for the beautiful gypsy girl, Esmerelda, whom
he rescues from hanging and the evil archdeacon Dom Frollo and
reunites with her mother. While remaining relatively faithful to
the original, this version from Wynne-Jones (The Maestro, 1996,
etc.) is always competent, but never compelling. Slavin creates
lovely illustrations, but his pale washes leave even the most
festive scenes sedate. The volume lacks power or emotion; adults
seeking an alternative - any alternative - to the Disney film may
find that this one hardly competes for the hearts and minds of the
target audience. (Kirkus Reviews)
With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at
Canterbury. Translation by James Carroll Beckwirth (1899). Set in
1482, Victor Hugo's powerful novel of 'imagination, caprice and
fantasy' is a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics,
as well as a compelling recreation of the medieval world at the
dawn of the modern age. In a brilliant reworking of the tale of
Beauty and the Beast, Hugo creates a host of unforgettable
characters - amongst them, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title,
hopelessly in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the satanic
priest Claude Frollo, Clopin Trouillefou, king of the beggars, and
Louis X1, King of France. Over the entire novel, both literally and
symbolically, broods the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Vivid characters
and memorable set-piece action scenes combine to bring the past to
life in this story of love, lust, betrayal, doom and redemption.
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