Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge

STORY: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:29 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of place Des Vosges, Paris 2. various of portraits and sculptures of Hugo 3. various of Hugo's chinese lounge 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GERALD AUDINET, Director of the Houses of Victor Hugo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): GERALD AUDINET, Director of the Houses of Victor Hugo STORYLINE: Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. The famous Chinese Lounge in Hugo's Paris apartment is a good place to learn about a little-known aspect of