Claude Gueux is a poor man living in Troyes. One day he decides to steal food for the sake of his family. Good intentions, however, donโt save him in front of the law, and he ends up in prison. But Gueux is not a man who would easily give up โ he is able to find friends even in the harsh prison conditions.
โClaude Gueuxโ is Victor Hugoโs short story first published in 1826, and it tells about the injustice of the society. Victor Hugo (1802โ1885) was a French writer. He is best known for his novels โLes Misรฉrablesโ and โThe Hunchback of Notre Dameโ. Hugo made his debut at a very young age; he published his very first book 'Odes et poรฉsies diverses' at the age of 20. Hugo was also a human rights activist, and many of his works deal with human rights.