--- title: Victor Hugo: Google Doodle Celebrates Iconic French Writer description: The Google Doodle went up on Friday to mark 155 years since the final chapter of Hugo's epic novel Les Misérables was published. canonical: https://time.com/4840772/victor-hugo-google-doodle/ author: Ryan Kilpatrick article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-30T06:03:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:29.938Z og:title: Google Doodle Celebrate Iconic French Writer Victor Hugo og:description: The Doodle depicts Hugo alongside scenes from three of his most celebrated works og:url: https://time.com/4840772/victor-hugo-google-doodle/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt104b3cfe02d11a49/6988d414656a3f3676bd0a78/e89ea2e5b995e5bfabe785a7-2017-06-30-e4b88ae58d8810-23-24.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 螢幕快照 2017-06-30 上午10.23.24 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Celebrate Iconic French Writer Victor Hugo twitter:description: The Doodle depicts Hugo alongside scenes from three of his most celebrated works twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt104b3cfe02d11a49/6988d414656a3f3676bd0a78/e89ea2e5b995e5bfabe785a7-2017-06-30-e4b88ae58d8810-23-24.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A New Google Doodle Celebrates Iconic French Writer Victor Hugo ## Video: How Google Makes its Doodles [Watch (HLS stream): How Google Makes its Doodles](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/upF0qp1E.m3u8) (3:23)  _Published 2018-07-07. Our videographer went to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California to meet some of the designers and coders who create the special, clever variations on the Google.com logo known as_ by [Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/) ## Ryan Kilpatrick Jun 30, 2017 6:03 AM UTC  Victor Hugo Google Doodle. Victor Hugo Google Doodle.Google by [Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/) ## Ryan Kilpatrick Jun 30, 2017 6:03 AM UTC Victor Hugo is the subject of the latest [Google Doodle](https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-victor-hugo), which went up on Friday to mark 155 years since the final chapter of his epic novel _Les Misérables_ was published. The beloved French poet, novelist, statesman and activist left behind a rich legacy when he died in 1885\. His works such as _Les Misérables_ and _The Hunchback of Notre-Dame_ remain perennial favorites to this day, and had a profound influence on generations of writers who followed him, such as Albert Camus, Charles Dickens and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Hugo’s writing exposed the plight of the poor and shamed high Parisian society into action. However, his social conscience also extended beyond fiction. From within and without the halls of power, Hugo championed a range of social causes ranging from republicanism and freedom of the press to the abolition of the death penalty, and was exiled from France for his strident political views. 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