Sunday, December 5, 2010

Deathday: Adventure Author Alexandre Dumas, pere 1870


Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.

Despite Alexandre Dumas' success and aristocratic background, his being of mixed race would affect him all his life. In 1843 he wrote a short novel, Georges, that addressed some of the issues of race and the effects of colonialism. He once remarked to a man who insulted him about his mixed-race background:

"My father was a mulatto, my grandfather was a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends."

The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte Cristo (Everyman's Library)The Robert Donat Collection (The Count Of Monte Cristo / The 39 Steps / The Ghost Goes West) 1934 / 1935The Count of Monte Cristo: Blackstone Audio Classic CollectionThe Count of Monte-Cristo

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