Twilight Talk: Victor Hugo: The Man Behind 'Les Misérables (original) (raw)

You will have probably "heard the people sing" in the stage musical 'Les Misérables', but do you know the man behind the much loved story? Victor Hugo was a global superstar in his day and remains revered by the French as a national hero. In this talk (delivered on 28th July 2010 at the Watershed Media Centre), Bradley Stephens will discuss Hugo's extraordinary life, from his leadership of French Romanticism, through his political exile in the Channel Islands, to his unprecedented State funeral in Paris, and explain why works such as Les Misérables continue to fascinate us 125 years after Hugo’s death.