[billfruit]

May be like Victor Hugo is known to English readers as a novelist, while I have heard that French regard him more for his poetry.

[sjcsjc]

Somewhat off topic, but interestingly Victor Hugo is regarded as a saint in the Cao Dai religion of Vietnam.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cao-Dai

[pvg]

That is definitely a much more apt parallel.