The Hunchback of Notre Dame wendell berry

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The story concerns a young Brahman who quits his comfortable home to join a roving group of holy men in striving to empty their hearts of passion and desire through self-denial and meditation

The Hunchback of Notre Dame wendell berryA mad priest, a vagabond playwright, a social climbing soldier, and a deformed bell ringer all are captivated by a gypsy girl's beauty and charm. Two of them will betray her, but the others will remain loyal, even in the shadow of the gallows. These outlaws find sanctuary within the walls of medieval Paris' greatest monument, the grand Cathedral of Notre Dame. "What a beautiful thing Notre Dame is!" declared Gustave Flaubert of Victor Hugo's 1837