FTP, name this French author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
One of this author's novels concerns a man who sees his three-year-old daughter for the first time on his execution day. Another protagonist meets Gwynplaine, who has a smile carved into his face. In addition to The Last Day of a Condemned Man and The Man Who Laughs, this man also wrote historical plays about Torquemada and Oliver Cromwell. The servant of Don Sallustio becomes prime minister in Ruy Blas, and Gilliat attempts to salvage the engine of a ship in order to win the love of Deruchette in his Toilers of the Sea. He is also famous for creating a character that is pursued by Javert, and a man who falls in love with the gypsy Esmerelda. FTP, name this French author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
One of this author's novels concerns a man who sees his three-year-old daughter for the first time on his execution day.
Victor Marie {Hugo}