Victor Hugo sculpture made by fashion designer

Nicole Farhi CBE made the sculpture which will be unveiled at a dinner on 1 November

A life-sized bronze sculpture of French writer Victor Hugo has been made for the island centre to be dedicated to him, by a well-known fashion designer.

Nicole Farhi CBE made the sculpture, which will be unveiled at a dinner on 1 November at the Old Government House Hotel.

Victor Hugo spent 19 years in the Channel Islands, writing some of his most famous works there, including finishing Les Misérables in Guernsey.

The unveiling event is set to mark the 170th anniversary of Hugo's arrival on the island.

In August, a charity hoping to open a Victor Hugo Centre - a multi-purpose cultural and educational venue - announced it raised £3m towards its £7.5m target.

Ms Farhi and her husband, award-winning playwright Sir David Hare, will be visiting Guernsey for the first time.

She said: "Victor Hugo's legacy of literature, poetry and art, as well as his humanitarian values of human rights, social justice, equality and freedom, have an enduring significance – in France, Guernsey and world-wide.

"To mark 170 years since Hugo arrived in Guernsey on 31 October 1855, I am offering this life-size bronze bust to honour the island that sheltered and inspired him.

"Let it stand as a small bridge between France and Guernsey, between art and conscience, between the past of exile and the present of welcome."