Ninety-Three

Ninety-Three (Quatre-vingt-treize) is the last novel by the French writer Victor Hugo.

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French - Victor Hugo

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Published in 1873, the novel concerns the suppression of the counter-revolutionary revolt in 1793 during the French Revolution. It is divided into three parts, but not chronologically; each part tells a different story, offering a different view of historical general events.

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1873 - 1793 - French Revolution

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The action mainly takes place in Paris and in the Vendée region of western France, and to a lesser extent at sea off the Channel Islands, where he latterly lived. Hugo has been criticized for his portrayal of the Bretons, whom he describes as "savages" and as speaking "a dead language"

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Paris - Vendée - Channel Islands - Bretons

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