But Hugoâ s first full-length novel would be the enormously successful Notre-Dame de Paris ( The Hunchback of Notre Dame ) , which was published in 1831 and quickly translated into other languages across Europe . But Hugo 's first full-length novel would be the enormously successful Notre-Dame de Paris ( The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ) , which was published in 1831 and quickly translated into other languages across Europe .